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A Primer on WMD

Curbing WMD Proliferation
Treaties
Diplomacy
Intelligence
Sanctions
Substitutes & Incentives
Export Controls
Cooperative Threat Reduction
Deterrence
Military Measures
Case Studies

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Produced by the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Updated December 2006

What can countries do to limit emerging WMD threats day by day? The first step is gathering intelligence on countries of concern. If disturbing developments occur, such as the discovery of machinery that could be used to build nuclear weapons, senior government officials and their staffs meet to try to design a strategy to improve the situation. Nations have many tools at their disposal that they can use to positively influence the actions of known and potential proliferators:

Further Reading:

European Union Committee, "Preventing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The EU Contribution"
CRS, Carl Behrens, "Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues"


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