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Produced by the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies

I. Primer on WMD

  1. Definitions

  2. Effects

  3. Production

  4. Proliferation & Use

    1. Nuclear Weapons

    2. Biological Weapons

    3. Chemical Weapons

  5. Missiles

    1. New Threats

    2. Proliferation

  6. Terrorism

    1. Historical Context

    2. Scope of Threat

    3. What Can Be Done

    4. Nuclear Terrorism

    5. Bioterrorism

    6. "Suitcase Nukes"


II. Limiting Use of WMD

  1. Reducing Tensions

  2. Prohibitions

    1. Multilateral Treaties

    2. U.S.-Russia Treaties

  3. Diplomacy

    1. Intelligence

    2. Sanctions

    3. Substitutes &  Incentives

    4. Other Strategies

    5. North Korea

    6. Iran

    7. Other Cases

  4. Export Control

    1. Smuggling

    2. Missiles & CBW

    3. Supplier Countries

    4. Effectiveness

    5. U.S., Russia, Iran

  5. Cooperative Threat Reduction

    1. Background

    2. Ongoing Programs

  6. Deterrence

    1. Nuclear Umbrella

    2. Nukes and  CBW

    3. Proliferation

    4. Limiting Missile Defenses

    5. Existential Deterrence

    6. Deterrence with CBW

  7. Counterproliferation

    1. Detection

    2. Preventive Actions

    3. Preemptive Actions

    4. Passive Defenses

    5. Active Defenses

    6. Emergency Preparedness


III. Policy Options

  1. U.S. & Russia

    1. Unauthorized Launch

      1. Improve C3I

      2. De-alert Missiles

      3. Eliminate Missiles

    2. Large Nuclear Forces

      1. Verification

      2. Timetable

      3. Removal versus Dismantlement

      4. Ratification

      5. Tactical Nukes

    3. Technology Transfers

      1. End All Assistance

      2. End Some Assistance

      3. Target Organizations

      4. Triple CTR Budget

  2. U.S. & China

    1. Strategic Ambiguity

    2. No First Use

    3. Ban TMD

    4. Lab-to-Lab

  3. U.S. & Hostile Powers

    1. North Korea

      1. Reduce Tensions

      2. Deterrence

      3. Missile Defenses

    2. Iran

      1. Reduce Tensions

      2. Enforce Treaties

    3. Iraq

      1. UN Inspections

      2. Remove Hussein

    4. Libya

      1. Reduce Tensions

      2. Deterrence

      3. Missile Defenses

  4. Regional Powers

    1. Israel vs. Regional Adversary

      1. Reduce Tensions

      2. Increase Pressure

      3. Extended Deterrence

    2. Iran vs. Iraq, Engagement/Pressure

      1. Continued Pressure

  5. India & Pakistan

    1. Reduce Tensions

    2. Stabilize Relations

    3. Nuclear Freeze

  6. Ballistic Missile Defense

    1. The Threat

    2. Need for BMD

    3. Alternatives

    4. Criticism

    5. Russia and China

      1. BMD & Russia

      2. BMD & China

    6. BMD & U.S. Allies

      1. Europe

      2. Japan

      3. Israel

    7. BMD Systems

    8. BMD & ABM

  7. CTBT

    1. Major Provisions

    2. U.S. Action

    3. CTBT Views

    4. Other Issues

    5. Ratify CTBT

    6. Take No Action

    7. Withdraw

    8. Withdraw/Test

  8. BW Convention

    1. Continue Negotiation

    2. Adopt U.S. Proposal

  

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.