| Sipri Yearbook 1988: World Armaments and Disarmament Contributor(s): Stockholm International Peace Research I (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198291264 ISBN-13: 9780198291268 Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Instit OUR PRICE: $440.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1988 Annotation: What were the important developments in the military sector in 1987, and what effect did they have on peace and security? What progress was made--if any-- in the attempts to control military activity and to reduce tension and the chances of war? In short, what are the prospects for a more stable international order? This twenty-first edition of the SIPRI Yearbook presents detailed information on arms control issues in a format that is both concise and standardized for ease of use. The Yearbooks attract world-wide attention and are used by governments, arms control negotiators, United Nations delegations, parliaments, scholars, students, the media, and citizens as unique and indispensable reference works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 327 |
| Series: SIPRI Yearbook |
| Physical Information: 1.62" H x 6.4" W x 9.52" (2.32 lbs) 620 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This annual report continues and updates SIPRI's charting of the latest developments in nuclear weapons, nuclear explosions, world military expenditure, the international arms trade, chemical and biological weapons, conventional weapon technology, the military use of outer space, and current armed conflicts of the world. The Yearbook also describes efforts to control the arms race, and analyzes the status of negotiations and agreements. A special section reviews the INF treaty signed in December 1987 by the United States and the Soviet Union, the ABM Treaty, the Iran-Iraq war, and disarmament and development. |