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1 online resource (278 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
PART I. THEORY OF EFFECTIVENESS -- Nuclear dimension / Pran Krishan Pahwa -- Effectiveness of chemical agents / B.S. Malik -- Effectiveness of biological agents / Raja Menon -- PART II. THREATS TO INDIA -- Formal and non-formal nuclear threats / M.S. Mamik -- PART III. CURRENT INTERNATIONAL REGIMES -- Nuclear non-proliferation regime / Matin Zuberi -- Chemical and biological weapons regimes / Arundhati Ghose -- PART IV. INDIA'S NEGOTIATING POSITIONS -- Nuclear non-proliferation regime in crisis / Matin Zuberi -- Trends in the CWC and BTWC: implications and options for India's security interests / Arundhati Ghose -- PART V. INDIA'S OPTIONS -- Protection against chemical agents / B.S. Malik -- Protection against biological and toxin warfare / Raja Menon. |
| Summary |
Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), present a serious danger in today's world. This pertinent and topical volume takes a hard-headed look at the threat that India could face from these weapons. A great deal of literature exists on international regimes and their attempts to curb the proliferation of WMD. For a number of years the national effort seemed to be confined to relying solely on these international regimes to ensure the safety of the nation. This book is groundbreaking in that it concentrates more on the protection of society and the armed f. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Weapons of mass destruction.
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Weapons of mass destruction. |
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Weapons of mass destruction -- India.
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India. |
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India -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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India -- Defenses.
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Defenses. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Menon, Raja.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Weapons of mass destruction. Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; New Delhi : Sage, 2004 9780761933014 (DLC) 2004015318 (OCoLC)55846502 |
| ISBN |
9788132103387 (electronic book) |
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8132103386 (electronic book) |
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0761933018 (hard back) |
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0761933026 (paper back) |
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