A Primer on WMD
Definitions
Effects
Production
Proliferation & Use
Missiles
Terrorism
Curbing WMD Proliferation
Case Studies
A Primer on WMD
Produced by the Monterey Institute's
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
This section will:
define
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and describe their
effects
;
outline how countries can
produce
or gain possession of WMD;
describe the
proliferation
(spread) of WMD and their use in war and conflict;
discuss the threat posed by
ballistic missiles
armed with WMD; and
consider
how and why
terrorists
might attempt to obtain and use WMD.
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This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents. Copyright © 2004 by MIIS.
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