408 Pages
by Routledge

408 Pages
by Routledge

408 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1982, this is the most comprehensive handbook on arms control ever published. It contains an analysis of the bilateral and multilateral agreements reached since World War II. An assessment is made of the extent to which each agreement has affected the arms race, reduced the likelihood of war or otherwise contributed to the overall goal of disarmament. Ongoing arms control... Read more

Introduction.  1. Pre-World War II Efforts Towards Multilateral Control of Arms  2. Early United Nations Arms Control Activities  3. A Review of the Obligations in the Arms Control Agreements  4. Verification and Enforcement of Arms Control Obligations  5. Arms Control Agreements: The Texts and Parties  6. Status of the Implementation of the Major Multilateral Arms Control Agreements, as of 1 October 1981  7. The Arms Control Machinery  8. Summary and Conclusions.  Appendix A: Glossary.  Appendix B: Index to the SALT II Agreements.  Appendix C:  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Jozef Goldblat

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide.