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Welcome to WMD 411, a comprehensive information resource on nuclear,
biological, and chemical weapons issues. Whether you are starting from scratch or need to find very specific information,
WMD 411 can direct you to the proper resources. If you are just beginning your
study of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), you may want to start with the Primer
on WMD, which presents basic facts about nuclear, chemical, and biological
weapons, missiles, and missile defense. Next, Limiting Use
of WMD outlines existing approaches for controlling these weapons
(the status quo) and introduces options for further limits and reductions. The
Policy Options section covers
major topics in WMD in more detail, including missile
defense, the Comprehensive Test
Ban Treaty, and the Biological
Weapons Convention.
As you read through the materials, you will have the option to access the
full text of treaties, agreements and policy papers for further reading. WMD 411 also provides a chronology
of key events, a glossary,
and a bibliography. The site will
be updated regularly, so please visit often. For even more sources of information on WMD,
see
the CNS Educational Resource
Guide.
WMD 411 was prepared for NTI by the
James Martin Center
for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey
Institute of International Studies (MIIS). CNS researchers Michael Barletta,
Kenley Butler, Sarah Diehl, Michael Jasinski, Ryun Jun, John Lepingwell, Tim
McCarthy, Evan Medeiros, Clay Moltz, Charles Mahaffey, Maya Nakamura, Mary Beth Nikitin, Jason Pate, Dan Pinkston,
Tariq Rauf, Lawrence Scheinman, Stephen Sesko, Nikolai Sokov, Leonard Spector,
Sarah Stevenson, Amin Tarzi, Jonathan Tucker, Fred Wehling, and Ray Zilinskas
contributed to the project, along with technical staff Yavuz Atila, Bill Gibson, and Jason
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