Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction
The threat of weapons of mass destruction is still viable, and unless proper motions are made to prohibit this, global safety is still at risk. Prior arms control agreements have moved humanity within striking distance of global prohibition, yet these weapons of mass destruction remain. This enlightening work discusses original principles for a treaty banning nuclear and chem-bio weapons worldwide. Mattis argues that a proposed new nuclear treaty, replacing today's inadequate 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty, would demand unanimous accession by States which must be achieved before such a treaty enters into force. By asking essential questions, and offering value-creative proposals for nuclear treaty provisions, this work offers a clear path to the daylight of worldwide weapons of mass destruction prohibition.

Not only is global safety threatened by the use of nuclear and chem-bio weapons, but more inclusively, today, society is at risk of nuclear weapons being stolen or acquired by terrorists for purposes of destruction. This risk lends to a necessary treaty that would require down-blending of highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium to eliminate this prospect. The heart of this work is its delineation of necessary elements for a nuclear ban treaty that addresses inevitable concerns of all States, especially today's nine nuclear weapon States. Mattis addresses 17 major proposed treaty provisions that include: how to suitably ascertain "unanimous accession" by states to a nuclear ban treaty (unanimity being a condition for entry into force); requirement that states be signatories to the current chemical and biological weapons bans [CWC/BWC] prior to signing a nuclear ban treaty; "non-withdrawal" by states from the treaty once it is in effect; necessary and new verification elements for banning nuclear weapons; the establishment, via nuclear ban provision, of "non-withdrawal" from the CWC and BWC. By asking essential questions, and offering illuminating proposals for nuclear ban treaty provisions, the work offers a path to a safer future through worldwide prohibition of weapons of mass destruction.
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Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction
The threat of weapons of mass destruction is still viable, and unless proper motions are made to prohibit this, global safety is still at risk. Prior arms control agreements have moved humanity within striking distance of global prohibition, yet these weapons of mass destruction remain. This enlightening work discusses original principles for a treaty banning nuclear and chem-bio weapons worldwide. Mattis argues that a proposed new nuclear treaty, replacing today's inadequate 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty, would demand unanimous accession by States which must be achieved before such a treaty enters into force. By asking essential questions, and offering value-creative proposals for nuclear treaty provisions, this work offers a clear path to the daylight of worldwide weapons of mass destruction prohibition.

Not only is global safety threatened by the use of nuclear and chem-bio weapons, but more inclusively, today, society is at risk of nuclear weapons being stolen or acquired by terrorists for purposes of destruction. This risk lends to a necessary treaty that would require down-blending of highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium to eliminate this prospect. The heart of this work is its delineation of necessary elements for a nuclear ban treaty that addresses inevitable concerns of all States, especially today's nine nuclear weapon States. Mattis addresses 17 major proposed treaty provisions that include: how to suitably ascertain "unanimous accession" by states to a nuclear ban treaty (unanimity being a condition for entry into force); requirement that states be signatories to the current chemical and biological weapons bans [CWC/BWC] prior to signing a nuclear ban treaty; "non-withdrawal" by states from the treaty once it is in effect; necessary and new verification elements for banning nuclear weapons; the establishment, via nuclear ban provision, of "non-withdrawal" from the CWC and BWC. By asking essential questions, and offering illuminating proposals for nuclear ban treaty provisions, the work offers a path to a safer future through worldwide prohibition of weapons of mass destruction.
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Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction

Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Frederick Mattis
Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction

Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Frederick Mattis

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The threat of weapons of mass destruction is still viable, and unless proper motions are made to prohibit this, global safety is still at risk. Prior arms control agreements have moved humanity within striking distance of global prohibition, yet these weapons of mass destruction remain. This enlightening work discusses original principles for a treaty banning nuclear and chem-bio weapons worldwide. Mattis argues that a proposed new nuclear treaty, replacing today's inadequate 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty, would demand unanimous accession by States which must be achieved before such a treaty enters into force. By asking essential questions, and offering value-creative proposals for nuclear treaty provisions, this work offers a clear path to the daylight of worldwide weapons of mass destruction prohibition.

Not only is global safety threatened by the use of nuclear and chem-bio weapons, but more inclusively, today, society is at risk of nuclear weapons being stolen or acquired by terrorists for purposes of destruction. This risk lends to a necessary treaty that would require down-blending of highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium to eliminate this prospect. The heart of this work is its delineation of necessary elements for a nuclear ban treaty that addresses inevitable concerns of all States, especially today's nine nuclear weapon States. Mattis addresses 17 major proposed treaty provisions that include: how to suitably ascertain "unanimous accession" by states to a nuclear ban treaty (unanimity being a condition for entry into force); requirement that states be signatories to the current chemical and biological weapons bans [CWC/BWC] prior to signing a nuclear ban treaty; "non-withdrawal" by states from the treaty once it is in effect; necessary and new verification elements for banning nuclear weapons; the establishment, via nuclear ban provision, of "non-withdrawal" from the CWC and BWC. By asking essential questions, and offering illuminating proposals for nuclear ban treaty provisions, the work offers a path to a safer future through worldwide prohibition of weapons of mass destruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216051350
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 03/20/2009
Series: Praeger Security International
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
File size: 862 KB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Frederick N. Mattis is an independent scholar of nuclear and chem-bio weapons.
Frederick N. Mattis is an independent scholar of nuclear and chem-bio weapons.

Table of Contents

Authors Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1. The Landscape of Nuclear Weapons
Chapter 2. Partial Measures—De-Alerting and No First Use
Chapter 3. Nuclear Ban Entry into Force
Chapter 4. Should Withdrawal Be Permitted?
Chapter 5. Verification, Disposition of HEU, and Reprocessing
Chapter 6. Problematic States
Chapter 7. Weapons Elimination
Chapter 8. Superseding Today's Non-Proliferation Treaty
Chapter 9. Prior Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons
Chapter 10. Reservations
Chapter 11. Countering Near-Earth Objects
Chapter 12. Societal Verification
Chapter 13. Other Matters
Chapter 14. Summary
Appendix A: Analysis of the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention
Appendix B: 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty
Appendix C: 1972 Biological Weapons Convention
Appendix D: 2005 Six-party Joint Statement of Principles
Appendix E: Response to U.S. Rationale for Nuclear Weapons
Notes

What People are Saying About This

Robert S. Norris author

"Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction deserves a wide audience. It goes much further than anything I have seen in working through how a nuclear weapons ban would be implemented, and I especially liked the integration of the biological and chemical weapons bans [BWC/CWC] into the argument and the process."

Robert S. NorriSauthor

"Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction deserves a wide audience. It goes much further than anything I have seen in working through how a nuclear weapons ban would be implemented, and I especially liked the integration of the biological and chemical weapons bans [BWC/CWC] into the argument and the process."

Robert S. Norris

Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction" deserves a wide audience. It goes much further than anything I have seen in working through how a ban could be implemented, and I especially liked the integration of the BWC and CWC into the argument and the process. (Robert S. Norris, author, "General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man)

Ambassador Richard Butler

"Frederick Mattis's book deals with a complex and deadly subject. It does so with clarity, great intelligence and the appropriate sense of urgency. I hope it is widely read."

(Rev.) Theodore M. Hesburgh

"Frederick N. Mattis cogently and realistically addresses vital issues for achievement of worldwide WMD elimination. With the ever present threats of WMD proliferation and terrorist nuclear acquisition, Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction is timely and needed."

Richard Butler

Frederick N. Mattis's book deals with a complex and deadly subject. It does so with clarity, great intelligence, and the appropriate sense of urgency. I hope it is widely read. (Ambassador Richard Butler, former Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector in Iraq)

Robert S. NorriS author

"Banning Weapons of Mass Destruction deserves a wide audience. It goes much further than anything I have seen in working through how a nuclear weapons ban would be implemented, and I especially liked the integration of the biological and chemical weapons bans [BWC/CWC] into the argument and the process."

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