Among the book's revelations: Iraq already has biological weapons and is capable of completing a nuclear weapon within months if international sanctions are lifted; Western corporations and governments facilitated Iraq's nuclear programmme by putting profits ahead of security and averting their eyes as Saddam obtained his necessary nuclear technology; if threatened, Saddam has sworn to create a…
Former U.N. Ambassador Dore Gold shows why engaging Iran through diplomacy is not only futile but also could be deadly. In the West, liberal politicians and pundits are calling for renewed diplomatic engagement with Iran, convinced that Tehran will respond to reason and halt its nuclear weapons program. Yet, countries have repeatedly tried diplomatic talks and utterly failed. In The Rise of Nuc…
This topical and important book comes at time when India's position on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) has aroused controversy in International for a, when the international order and its attendant security compulsions are undergoing significant changes, and when the world is taking rapid technological strides.
The book is an attempt to analyse recent trends in the nuclear non-proliferation diplomacy after the Gulf crisis, with a focus on efforts to strengthen the nuclear export control regime, IAEA 'Special Inspections hased on satellite intelligence, and US policy of establishing regional nuclear nonproliferation regimes. An attempt has been made to examine how the nuclear nonproliferation regime ha…
CTBT is one of the most ambitious international treaties after the UN Charter and the NPT. International lawyers who are familiar in routine with the International multi-lateral Treaties, their format and their structuring can truly appreciate the extraordinary all encompassing nature of this Treaty. Its outstanding feature is the universal consensus accorded to it, which very few Treaties have…
In The Great Universal Embrace, Kenneth L. Adelman-President Reagan's colorful arms advisor-delivers an outspoken book on why arms talks don't reduce arms and an insider's view of how foreign and defense policies were made and misunderstood during the Reagan era. Adelman's wit and easy way with words make this enormously important topic understandable and compelling. And, for once, the message …
In this third happy alliance between author and publisher, I am again greatly indebted to the sympathetic and sustaining staff at Lexington books.
An overview of the nuclear era examines the confrontations, key decisions, and personalities involved with nuclear policy from the Roosevelt administration to Reagan's presidential terms.