Verification of Arms Reductions Nuclear, Conventional and Chemical

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...

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Other Authors: Altmann, Jürgen (Editor), Rotblat, Joseph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 23. Verification Procedures for a Chemical Weapons Treaty
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • 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
  • 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