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Produced by the Monterey Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

I. A Primer on WMD

  1. Definitions

  2. Effects

  3. Production

  4. Nuclear

    1. Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

    2. Use of Nuclear Weapons

    3. Halting Nuclear Weapons Programs

    4. Who Is Trying to Obtain Nuclear Weapons?

  5. Biological

  6. Chemical

  7. Missiles

    1. New Threats

    2. Proliferation

  8. Terrorism

    1. Historical Context and Scope of Threat

    2. What Can Be Done?

    3. Nuclear Terrorism

    4. Bioterrorism


II. Curbing WMD Proliferation

  1. Treaties

    1. Multilateral Treaties

    2. U.S.-Russian Treaties

  2. Diplomacy

    1. Intelligence

    2. Sanctions

    3. Substitutes & Incentives

  3. Export Controls

    1. Smuggling

    2. Supplier Countries

    3. Proliferation Security Initiative

    4. Effectiveness

  4. Cooperative Threat Reduction

    1. Background

    2. Ongoing Programs

  5. Deterrence

    1. Deterring CBW with Nuclear Weapons

    2. Deterrence with CBW

    3. Existential Deterrence

    4. Extended Deterrence

  6. Military Measures

    1. Preventive and Preemptive Actions


III. Case Studies

  1. START & SORT

    1. Reducing Nuclear Forces

    1. SORT Treaty

    2. SORT & START I Verification Measures

    3. SORT Implementation Timetable

    4. Developments in New START Negotiations

  2. U.S. Nuclear Posture Reviews

    1. 2001 U.S. Nuclear Posture Review

    2. 2009 U.S. Nuclear Posture Review

  3. U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense

    1. The Threat

    2. BMD Systems

    3. Criticism

    4. Global Impact

    1. BMD and U.S.-Russian Relations

    2. China

    3. BMD: The NATO Perspective

    4. BMD: Polish and Czech Perspectives

    5. Japan

  4. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

    1. Major Provisions

    2. U.S. Action

  5. BW Convention

    1. Fifth BWC Conference

    2. BWC New Process

  6. Eliminating Chemical Weapons: An Overview of the CWC

    1. Dismantlement & Inspections

    2. Pledges & Successes

    3. Key Challenges & the Road Ahead

  

CNSThis material is produced independently for NTI by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents. Copyright © 2008 by MIIS.