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Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Jr. Thomas Graham
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Description for Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Paperback. Provides the background necessary to understand the news and opinions surrounding WMDs. This book presents facts on: nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism; chemical and biological weapons; land mines and small arms; missile defence and WMDs in outer space; and, WMDs in the Middle East and Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 bw photos, 11 color photos, 2 line drawings,. BIC Classification: JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 255.
In our post-9/11 world of shoe bombers and cyberterrorism, a crude nuclear device no larger than a baseball could devastate a major city. As we live in fear of attacks of unknown proportion, why do people remain confused and complacent in the face of potential disaster?
Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. believes that a tide of misinformation has led to the public’s lack of understanding of the vital issues. Here, in a straightforward and comprehensible style, Graham concisely provides the background necessary to understand the news and opinions surrounding WMDs. Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction presents accessible, up-to-date ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295984667
SKU
V9780295984667
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About Jr. Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham Jr. served for several decades as general counsel and acting director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He was President Clinton's special ambassador for nuclear disarmament issues, and his work culminated in the agreement to indefinitely extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Graham is special counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, DC, and teaches ... Read more
Reviews for Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction
"If security and arms control seem arcane, this vivid, succinct guided tour by a master diplomat with decades of hands-on experience is the authoritative antidote." Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The making of the atomic bomb