Title Assessing the threat of weapons of mass destruction : the role of independent scientists / edited by John L. Finney and Ivo Šlaus

Published Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press BV : Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 309 pages) : illustrations Series NATO science for peace and security series ; E : Human and societal dynamics ; vol. 61 NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 61. Contents Title page; Foreword; Contents; Introduction: Workshop on the Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessmen; Section 1. Institutions, Structures and Mechanisms; Section 2. Chemical and Biological Weapons; Section 3. Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Missile Defense; Section 4. NATO's Role in South-Eastern Europe in the Light of WMD; Section 5. Scientists, Citizens and the Media; Section 6. Concluding Comments; Subject Index; Author Index Summary Assessing the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction is a collection of papers delivered at the Nato Advanced Research Workshop of the same name, which examined the role of independent scientists in assessing WMD threat. Such threat assessment has a profound impact on the policies of governments and international organizations. It raises numerous questions. What exactly is an independent scientist and what pressures threaten their independence? What role do cultural dependencies play within assessments? ow do independent scientists produce threat assessments and what are the widely differing models used by different countries to facilitate the input of such assessments into policy? To address these and other issues, an interdisciplinary group of eminentexperts and policy makers from twelve countries gathered to discuss ways in which the technical advice of independent scientists could be strengthened to aid governments and international organizations in forming policies in response to perceived threats. With papers covering topics ranging from policy making to chemical and biological weapons, nuclear threats and breaking the threat/counter threat cycle, this book illuminates an area of vital importance to the security and stability of relations between tates, and the maintenance of internationally agreed norms Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes English Print version record Subject Weapons of mass destruction -- Government policy -- Congresses Security, International -- International cooperation -- Congresses Science and state -- Congresses POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace. Science and state Weapons of mass destruction -- Government policy Massenvernichtungswaffe Sicherheitspolitik Unabhängigkeit Wissenschaftliche Beratung Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Finney, J. L. (John L.) Šlaus, Ivo. NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. IOS Press. ISBN 9781607504719 1607504715 1282600796 9781282600799 6612600799 9786612600791

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