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960755
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b715125
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| Main Entry
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Graham, Thomas,Jr.,1933-
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| Title & Author
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Preventing catastrophe : : the use and misuse of intelligence in efforts to halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction /\ Thomas Graham Jr., Keith A. Hansen.
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| Publication Statement
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Stanford, Calif. :: Stanford University Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (xvii, 300 pages)
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| ISBN
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0804772053
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: 9780804772051
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0804763607
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9780804763608
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-292) and index.
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| Contents
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Motivations of countries and terrorists to acquire WMD -- Detecting and monitoring clandestine WMD programs -- The track record against clandestine proliferation -- Intelligence community--policymaker relations : playing as a team? -- Intelligence on Iraqi WMD programs & policy reactions -- National and international efforts to thwart proliferation -- Conclusion : is it possible to prevent future proliferation? -- Postscript : what if we fail to prevent further proliferation?
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| Abstract
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This book explains the challenge of monitoring small clandestine WMD programs, how the effort to monitor and prevent terrorist acquisition and use of WMD differs from monitoring and preventing the acquisition and use of WMD by nation states, and puts the Iraqi WMD issue in proper perspective.
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Intelligence service-- United States.
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Nuclear nonproliferation-- Government policy-- United States.
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Weapons of mass destruction-- Government policy-- United States.
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Intelligence service.
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Nuclear nonproliferation-- Government policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Arms Control.
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Weapons of mass destruction-- Government policy.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.1/745
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| LC Classification
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UB251.U6G73 2009eb
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| Added Entry
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Hansen, Keith A.
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