NTI: WMD 411

A Primer on WMD

Curbing WMD Proliferation

	Treaties
	Diplomacy
	Export Controls
	Cooperative Threat Reduction
	Deterrence
	Military Measures

Case Studies

Strategies for Curbing WMD Proliferation

Produced by the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Measures for limiting the use of WMD must address (1) existing WMD capabilities; (2) future increases in such capabilities; and (3) the spread (proliferation) of WMD to additional countries and terrorist organizations. The basic approaches for limiting the use of WMD are:

adopting prohibitions on the possession and use of WMD, including measures to limit or eliminate existing WMD stockpiles through treaties;
using diplomacy, sanctions, substitutes, and incentives to discourage countries from acquiring or using WMD;
using export controls on transfers of WMD technology, equipment, and materials, to slow countries from building or acquiring WMD;
pursuing cooperative threat reduction efforts to eliminate existing WMD and prevent WMD technology transfer to states of concern;
deterring a potential adversary by demonstrating that the costs of an attack would be too great and would outweigh any potential gains; and
employing military measures to address WMD threats (counterproliferation).


	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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