Avoiding the Abyss: Progress, Shortfalls, and the Way Ahead in Combating WMD, 2006
Edited by Col (ret) Jim A. Davis and Dr. Barry R. Schneider, Praeger Security International, Westport, CT
In December 1993, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin announced the Counterproliferation Initiative, a response to President Clinton's assertion that if we do not stem the proliferation of the world's deadliest weapons, no democracy can feel secure. This timely book brings together contributions from a wide range of experts to help readers understand how far the nation has come since then and what still needs to happen. Insightful essays examine: arms control treaty programs; export control regimes; interdiction; diplomatic/economic/political persuasion and sanctions; deterrence; counterforce; active and passive defense; and consequence management. [Download Not Available]