| Preventing Biological Warfare: The Failure of American Leadership Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Dando, Malcolm (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349419621 ISBN-13: 9781349419623 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 341.735 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Series: Global Issues (Palgrave MacMillan) |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 231 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention entirely prohibits biological warfare, but it has no effective verification mechanism to ensure that the 140-plus States Parties are living up to their obligations. From 1995-2001 the States Parties attempted to negotiate a Protocol to the Convention to remedy this deficiency. On 25 July 2001 the United States entirely rejected the final text which would probably have been acceptable to most other states. The book investigates how this disaster came about, and the potential consequences of the failure of American leadership. |