Ballistic Missile Proliferation: The Politics and Technics (SIPRI Monographs) - Hardcover

Karp, Aaron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198291736 ISBN 13: 9780198291732

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 1996

Synopsis

The current concern that ballistic missile technologies are spreading throughout the world is addressed in this book.

It examines the missile and missile-armament programmes and technologies, and the ability of countries to acquire such technologies. The concluding chapter investigates the international efforts to control ballistic missile proliferation.

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About the Author

Aaron Karp is Research Coordinator for the Graduate Programmes in International Studies at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.

From the Back Cover

What danger does ballistic missile proliferation pose, and what can be done to control it? Although the problem has become a prominent concern of the post-cold war world, it remains notoriously difficult to understand and deal with. This book assesses the problem from the broader perspective of the political and technical transformations of the 20th century. It draws on the author's experience as a proliferation analyst to explain the most controversial aspects of the global spread of long-range rocketry. The picture that emerges reveals an idiosyncratic problem, shaped by unique characteristics in every country where it is in evidence but also guided by strong general rules. By illuminating the key factors behind ballistic missile proliferation this study helps to explain why some of the most alarming regional rocketry projects have simply disappeared, while others make steady progress.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198291736
• ISBN 13: 9780198291732
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240