Verification of Arms Reductions
Nuclear, Conventional and Chemical
Published on 6. December 2012
XIV, 228 pages
978-3-642-46684-7 (ISBN)
Description
Anybody concerned about the maintenance of peace in our world, and in prospects of reaching agreements on arms control and disarmament, is bound to be interested in one of the key pre-conditions for related international treaties: the verification of compliance with such treaties. This book presents an up-to-date exposition of the latest developments in science and practice of international verification. It contains an account of the experience with new practical results of scientific research, devoted to solving verification problems in areas where agreements have not yet been concluded. The authors are scientists and practitioners from governments and research institutes in East and West. This book is required reading for anybody interested in the field: especially for decision-makers, government and military experts, natural scientists, technologists, those working in political and historical science. Among the topics covered are: INF Treaty, nuclear test ban, control of mobile missiles, and fissile material, demilitarization of space, stability and reductions of conventional forces, ban on chemical weapons. From the Reviews: "Verfication of Arms Reductions is packed with information and analysis which is vital for arms-control students, negotiators and other practitioners. The strength of the book lies in the science and technology contributions, but there are comprehensive political analyses also which have been written for longevity and are unlikely to become dated too quickly."
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I Role of Verification and Recent Experience.- 1. Transforming the East-West Conflict: The Crucial Role of Verification.- 2. Experience with INF Treaty Verification and Prospects for Effective Verification of Strategic Arms Reductions.- 3. Experience with INF Treaty Verification and Prospects for the Future.- 4. Mechanisms for Raising and Resolving Compliance Issues.- II Verification of Mobile Missiles, Nuclear Warheads and Fissile Material.- 5. Verification of Sea-Launched Cruise Missiles.- 6. Passive Detection of Nuclear Warheads.- 7. Disposal of Fissile Material from Nuclear Weapons.- 8. The IAEA's Controls on Fissile Material: Limits and Successes.- III Verification of a Nuclear Test Ban.- 9. Can Nuclear Weapons Be Developed Without Full Testing?.- 10. Recent Developments and Outlook for the Verification of a Nuclear Test Ban.- 11. UK-USSR and US-USSR Joint Research Programmes in Seismic Verification.- IV Control of Space Weapons.- 12. Recent Developments in Space Weapons.- 13. Verification of a Ban on Space Weapons.- V Conventional Stability in Europe.- 14. Concepts of Conventional Stability and Reductions of Arms in Europe.- 15. Enhancing Conventional Stability in Europe.- VI Confidence and Security-Building Measures in Europe.- 16. Verification of Confidence and Security Building Measures: Evolution and Future Prospects.- 17. Observations of Military Exercises and On-Site Inspections in Europe.- VII Verification of Conventional Force Reductions.- 18. Conventional Arms Reduction in Europe: A Verification Model.- 19. Aspects of the Verification of Conventional Arms Control Measures in Europe.- 20. The Verification of Conventional Disarmament Treaties by Remote Sensing.- 21. Verification Techniques for Heavy Land Vehicles Using Short-Range Sensors.- VIIIVerification of a Chemical Weapons Ban.- 22. Challenge Inspections in a Chemical Weapons Convention.- 23. Verification Procedures for a Chemical Weapons Treaty.- Contributors.- Abbreviations.
