| Description |
300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Library in a book
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Library in a book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-225) and index. |
| Contents |
PART I: OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC: Introduction to weapons of mass destruction -- The law and weapons of mass destruction -- Chronological survey -- Biographical listing -- Glossary -- PART II: GUIDE TO FURTHER RESEARCH: How to research weapons of mass destruction -- Annotated bibliography -- Organizations and agencies -- PART III: APPENDICES: Appendix A: Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water (1963) -- Appendix B: Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (1970) -- Appendix C: Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (1975) -- Appendix D: Comprehensive test ban treaty (1996): a summary -- Appendix E: The chemical weapons convention (1997), a synopsis of the text -- Appendix F: A list of biological agents/diseases -- Appendix G: Chemical agents -- Appendix H: The state of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Appendix I: Maps and graphs. |
| Subject |
Weapons of mass destruction.
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Weapons of mass destruction. |
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Massavernietigingswapens. |
| Added Author |
Purcell, Arthur H.
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| ISBN |
0816060827 acid-free paper |
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9780816060825 acid-free paper |
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