The evolution of arms control
from antiquity to the nuclear age
by Richard Dean Burns
Burns (history, California State U., Los Angeles) provides this historical account of arms control from ancient civilizations to modern-day Iraq that emphasizes negotiation, verification and compliance. Written for anyone interested in arms control and disarmament issues as well as military history, this book reviews the historic means and techniques for arms control such as demilitarization, regulation of arms manufacturing, stabilizing international environments and the outlawing of war. A section also reviews nuclear weaponry before and after the Cold War and the emergence of biological and bacterial delivery systems. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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The Evolution of Arms Control: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age
Jun 06, 2013, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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1442223790 9781442223790
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The evolution of arms control: from antiquity to the nuclear age
2009, Praeger Security International
in English
0313375747 9780313375743
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