Over the Horizon Proliferation Threats

by James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy

Book Overview

In every decade of the nuclear era, one or two states have developed nuclear weapons despite the international community's opposition to proliferation. In the coming years, the breakdown of security arrangements, especially in the Middle East and Northeast Asia, could drive additional countries to seek their own nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) weapons and missiles. This likely would produce greater instability, more insecure states, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804774013
• ISBN13: 9780804774017
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Stanford Security Studies
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"