Publisher's Synopsis
With the end of the Cold War and the 1991 Gulf War, much international attention has focused upon the transfer of weapons and related technology from North to South. The issue of control is complex, involving weapons parts and items that can be used both for military and civilian applications, as well as completed weapon systems. There is a robust proliferation of sophisticated civilian technology that can be used effectively in weapons systems. This volume addresses such issues as: when a transfer is militarily significant; the importance of the integration of appropriate technology into command and control structures; appropriate general strategies for control; the problems of reaching international agreement over transparency of transfers and possible controls; the experience of enforced disarmament by the international community in Iraq; and the special requirements of nuclear weapons control. - - This book is made up of papers drawn from a series of meetings in Italy and Germany held under the auspices of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO). Contributors come from Russia, Germany, Italy, Great Britain and the United States. The unique character of ISODARCO as a non-official international forum is the breadth of opinion it is able to encompass.
