Strengthening the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation Regimes
Jessee, Devin D.
2005
- Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: When the United States eventually ceased negotiations in the United Nations Security Council and invaded Iraq in 2003 with a stated goal of quelling the use or spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from that country, it became apparent that institutions ... read moreassociated with international security would have to be strengthened in order to assure states that they could effectively orchestrate multilateral measures to counter WMD proliferation. Because of state necessity to first and foremost protect national interest, without more effective international nonproliferation regimes, countries will continue to take unilateral action against perceived WMD threats. This analysis will briefly survey theory associated with institutions and regimes. It will then analyze the perils posed by WMD, weaknesses of the WMD nonproliferation regimes, and measures being taken or proposed to ameliorate those weaknesses. It will conclude with twelve policy recommendations which, if implemented, would assist in strengthening the worldwide WMD nonproliferation structures.read less
- International agencies
- Technology and state
- Disarmament
- Terrorism
- Economic sanctions
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Conflict resolution
- MALD Thesis
- Biotechnology
- Technology transfer
- International relations
- International trade
- National security
- International law
- Security, International
- Deterrence (Strategy)
- Treaties
- Russia
- Asia
- United States
- North America
- Europe
- Ukraine
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- f7623q337
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- tufts:UA015.012.DO.00086
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