The Verification of Arms Control Agreements Tapa dura - 1983

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London: Frank Cass and Co Limited, 1983. Verification - the procedures whereby it can be checked that States party to an international agreement to control their armaments are sticking to it - has never been the subject of more attention. Since the only arms control agreements worth having are agreements binding States to desist from what they otherwise might have done in the absence of an agreement, worthwhile arms-control agreements were always under pressure. Unless the procedures for verifying that cheating is not taking place are reliable, and seen to be reliable, agreements will have a very short life expectancy indeed. The Central role in which verification is cast is both a boon and a burden. Arms control without a reliable verification provision is a sham: but limiting arms control to what is politically and technically feasible from the verification point of view condemns progress in enlarging the scope of arms-control to a snail's pace. Explaining verification and the need for it… Leer más

London: Frank Cass and Co Limited, 1983. Verification - the procedures whereby it can be checked that States party to an international agreement to control their armaments are sticking to it - has never been the subject of more attention. Since the only arms control agreements worth having are agreements binding States to desist from what they otherwise might have done in the absence of an agreement, worthwhile arms-control agreements were always under pressure. Unless the procedures for verifying that cheating is not taking place are reliable, and seen to be reliable, agreements will have a very short life expectancy indeed. The Central role in which verification is cast is both a boon and a burden. Arms control without a reliable verification provision is a sham: but limiting arms control to what is politically and technically feasible from the verification point of view condemns progress in enlarging the scope of arms-control to a snail's pace. Explaining verification and the need for it… Leer más

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London: Frank Cass and Co Limited, 1983. Verification - the procedures whereby it can be checked that States party to an international agreement to control their armaments are sticking to it - has never been the subject of more attention. Since the only arms control agreements worth having are agreements binding States to desist from what they otherwise might have done in the absence of an agreement, worthwhile arms-control agreements were always under pressure. Unless the procedures for verifying that cheating is not taking place are reliable, and seen to be reliable, agreements will have a very short life expectancy indeed. The Central role in which verification is cast is both a boon and a burden. Arms control without a reliable verification provision is a sham: but limiting arms control to what is politically and technically feasible from the verification point of view condemns progress in enlarging the scope of arms-control to a snail's pace. Explaining verification and the need for it… Leer más

Frank Cass. 1983. Hardcover. UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; former owner's stamp ings on front endpaper; otherwise in very good condition with clean text, f irm binding. Dust jacket shows light fading and a small tear at top end of spine. .