Military Law, Foreign & International Law - General & Miscellaneous, Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare, Arms Control & Disarmament
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Overview
The Chemical Weapons Convention is a recently signed treaty that requires the dismantling and destruction of the massive stockpiles that many countries (most notably the United States and Russia) have built over the years. However, no simple or agreed-upon means exist to accomplish this admirable goal of the removal of chemical weapons. National security experts assert that the country, and the world as a whole, will be better off if chemical weapons are eliminated, while environmental experts assert that there is no way to accomplish this ambitious plan while conforming to existing national and community health and safety standards.Koplow examines the forced merger between the national security and the environmental policy makers, recognizing the necessity but warning of potential and actual conflicts in missions. Environmentalism and arms control are two crucial sectors of American and international public life that have long existed in segregated "parallel universes." Now these groups must
Synopsis
The Chemical Weapons Convention is a recently signed treaty that requires the dismantling and destruction of the massive stockpiles that many countries (most notably the United States and Russia) have built over the years. However, no simple or agreed-upon means exist to accomplish this admirable goal of the removal of chemical weapons. National security experts assert that the country, and the world as a whole, will be better off if chemical weapons are eliminated, while environmental experts assert that there is no way to accomplish this ambitious plan while conforming to existing national and community health and safety standards.Koplow examines the forced merger between the national security and the environmental policy makers, recognizing the necessity but warning of potential and actual conflicts in missions. Environmentalism and arms control are two crucial sectors of American and international public life that have long existed in segregated "parallel universes." Now these groups must
Editorials
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Koplow (international law, human rights, and arms control, Georgetown U.) addresses tensions within the forced marriage between the national-security and the environmentalist communities in the wake of the Chemical Weapons Convention. He asserts that it is indeed possible to find a balance between dismantling and destroying the massive stockpiles of chemical weapons, particularly in the US and Russia, and protecting the environment. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
December 1, 1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Pages
380
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9789056995607