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State of the World on Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Regimes

Overview, Assessment and Use of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East



Author(s): Patricia Lewis
Publisher(s): United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva, Switzerland
Publication: Building a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East
Date of publication: 2004
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Description: This chapter highlights the importance of arms control and disarmament, and addresses its purpose, its role in world and its outlook. It also details the various types of weapons of mass destruction control regimes in existence - nuclear, chemical, biological and missiles. The chapter closes with a look at how weapons of mass destruction free zones (WMDFZ) fit into the global regimes, how they impact on regional security and what this portends for the Middle East.

General note: © 2004 United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)


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