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The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. An Insider's Perspective.
Keith A. Hansen
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Description for The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. An Insider's Perspective.
Hardback. A brief historical and analytical understanding of the difficulties encountered in negotiating and implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and their implications for efforts to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Includes full text of the treaty and supplementary materials. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 tables. BIC Classification: JPSF; LBBC; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Since the mid-1950s, the international community has sought to ban all nuclear testing. In 1996, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty emerged after three years of intense international negotiations. However, after nearly a decade, there is no sign that the treaty will ever enter into force.
Despite the general support for and adherence to a series of national moratoria on nuclear explosive testing, it is important to understand why the effort to achieve a permanent ban on nuclear testing has experienced such difficulties and continues to travel such a problematic road. The author of this book is neither a promoter ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804753036
SKU
V9780804753036
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99-15
About Keith A. Hansen
Keith A. Hansen, Consulting Professor of International Relations at Stanford University, was involved in the CTBT negotiations and implementation activities for eight years as a member of the U.S. negotiating team.
Reviews for The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. An Insider's Perspective.
There may be no better succinct reader available on the nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. This one captures not only the imagination, but also promotes a strong sense of the frenzied nature of global attempts to secure a future freed from the constant threat of a planetary nuclear winter."
American Society of International Law "This is a very comprehensive ... Read more
American Society of International Law "This is a very comprehensive ... Read more