Books of Note

Terrorism, War or Disease?: Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons
Edited by Anne L. Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy, and Susan B. Martin, Stanford University Press, 2008, 328 pp.

The Long Shadow: Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia
Edited by Muthiah Alagappa, Stanford University Press, 2008, 542 pp.

Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Mike Chinoy, St. Martin’s Press, New York, August 2008, 368 pp.

Prescription for Survival: A Doctor's Journey to End Nuclear Madness. By Bernard Lown, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008, 426 pp.

South Asia's Cold War: Nuclear Weapons and Conflict in Comparative Perspective. By Rajesh Basrur, Routledge, 2008, 184 pp.

Nuclear Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation: Achieving Security With Technology and Policy. Edited by James E. Doyle, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008, 592 pp.

Pakistan’s Nuclear Future: Worries Beyond War. Edited by Henry D. Sokolski, U.S. Army War College, 2008, 378 pp.

Nuclear Logics: Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East. By Etel Solingen, Princeton University Press, 2007, 420 pp.

Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security. Edited by Jody Williams, Stephen D. Goose, and Mary Wareham, Rowman & Littlefield, 2008, 348 pp.

The Nuclear Jihadist: The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World's Most Dangerous Secrets...And How We Could Have Stopped Him. By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, Twelve Books, 2007, 413 pp.

Incapacitating Biochemical Weapons: Promise of Peril? Edited by Alan M. Pearson, Marie Isabelle Chevrier, and Mark Wheelis, Lexington Books, 2007, 306 pp.

Reluctant Restraint: The Evolution of China's Nonproliferation Policies and Practices, 1980-2004. By Evan S. Medeiros, Stanford University Press, 2007, 357 pp.

Deception: Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons. By Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, Walker & Co., 2007, 608 pp.

Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance. By Mike Moore, The Independent Institute, 2007, 416 pp.

Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War. By Bob Drogin, Random House, 2007, 343 pp.

Breaking the Nuclear Impasse: New Prospects for Security Against Nuclear Weapons. Edited by Jeffrey Laurenti and Carl Robichaud, The Century Foundation Press, May 2007, 142 pp.

Arms Control After Iraq: Normative and Operational Challenges. Edited by Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu and Ramesh Thakur, The United Nations University Press, 2006, 452 pp.

Global Non-Proliferation and Counter-Terrorism: The Impact of UNSCR 1540. Edited by Olivia Bosch et al., Brookings Institution Press, 2007, 226 pp.

The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor. By William Langewiesche, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, May 2007, 179 pp.

Space as a Strategic Asset. By Joan Johnson-Freese, Columbia University Press, March 2007, 304 pp.

The Small Arms Trade: A Beginner's Guide. By Rachel Stohl, Matt Schroeder, and Dan Smith, Oneworld Publications, February 2007, 192 pp.

Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons. By Joseph Cirincione, Columbia University Press, March 2007, 192 pp.

Arms Control in the Middle East: Cooperative Security Dialogue and Regional Constraints. By Emily B. Landau, Sussex Academic Press, July 2006, 172 pp.

Small Arms and Security. By Denise Garcia, Routledge, October 2006, 266 pp.

India's Nuclear Bomb and National Security. By Karsten Fey, Taylor & Francis Books, August 2006, 208 pp.

Japan's Nuclear Disarmament Policy and the U.S. Security Umbrella. By Anthony DiFilippo, Palgrave-Macmillian, October 2006, 288 pp.

Verifying Treay Compliance: Limiting Weapons of Mass Destruction and Monitoring Kyoto Protocol Provisions. By Rudolf Avenhaus et al., eds., Springer, July 2006, 629 pp.

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions. By Shahram Chubin, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 2006, 244 pp.

Opinion on Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Security. By Kerry G. Herron and Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, University of Pittsburgh Press, August 2006, 264 pp.

Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network. By Gordon Corera, Oxford University, September 2006, 304 pp.

Nuclear First Strike: Consequences of a Broken Taboo. By George H. Quester, The John Hopkins University Press, February 2006, 155 pp.

Impossible Allies: Nuclear India, United States and the Global Order. By C. Raja Mohan, India Research Press, May 2006, 311 pp.

Negotiating Minefields: The Landmines Ban in American Politics. By Leon V. Sigal, Routledge, March 2006, 294 pp.

The Last Battle of the Cold War: An Inside Account of Negotiating the INF Treaty. By Maynard W. Glitman, Palgrave Macmillan, April 2006, 259 pp.

Common Security in Outer Space and International Law. By Detlev Wolter, UN Institute for Disarmament Research, February 2006, 296 pp.

Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security. By Rajesh M. Basrur, Stanford University Press, January 2006, 245 pp.

Striving for Military Stability in Europe: Negotiation, Implementation, and Adaptation of the CFE Treaty. By Jane M. O. Sharp, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, January 2006, 292 pp.

The Bomb in the Basement : How Israel Went Nuclear and What That Means for the World. By Michael Karpin, Simon & Schuster, January 2006, 416 pp.

Spying on the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence: From Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea. By Jeffrey T. Richelson, W.W. Norton & Company, March 2006, 702 pp.

Eliminating Weapons of Mass Destruction: Prospects for Effective International Verification. By Berhanykun Andemicael and John Mathiason, Palgrave Macmillan, June 2005, 224 pp.

The Search for Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction: Inspection, Verification and Non-Proliferation. By Graham S. Pearson, Palgrave Macmillan, October 2005, 352 pp.

Beyond Hiroshima. By Douglas Roche, Novalis, October 2005, 280 pp.

The Bomb: A Life. By Gerard DeGroot, Harvard University, May 2005, 397 pp.

South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction. By Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess, Indiana University Press, May 2005, 322 pp.

The Worlds of Herman Khan: The Intuitive Science of Thermonuclear War. By Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi, Harvard University Press, April 2005, 387 pp.

Ronald Reagan and His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. By Paul Lettow, Random House Inc., February 2005, 327 pp.

Preventing Nuclear Meltdown: Managing Decentralization of Russia's Nuclear Complex. Edited by James Clay Moltz, Vladimir A. Orlov, and Adam N. Stulberg, Ashgate Publishing, November 2004, 258 pp.

The Russian Military: Power and Policy. Edited by Steven E. MIller and Dmitri Trenin, MIT Press, September 2004, 239 pp.

No End in Sight: The Continuing Menance of Nuclear Proliferation. By Nathan E. Busch, University Press of Kentucky, June 2004, 490 pp.

The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind. By Mahdi Obeidi and Kurt Pitzer, John Wiley & Sons, September 2004, 256 pp.

The Problem of Biological Weapons. By Milton Leitenberg, Swedish National Defence College, September 2004, 206 pp.

Combating Proliferation: Strategic Intelligence and Security Policy. By Jason D. Ellis and Geoffrey D. Kieffer, Johns Hopkins University Press, September 2004, 320 pp.

Neither Star Wars nor Sanctuary: Constraining the Military Uses of Space. By Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings Institution Press, April 2004, 120 pp.

Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. By Graham Allison, Times Books, August 2004, 272 pp.

Raid on the Sun. By Rodger Claire, Random House, April 2004, 259 pp.

Toward Nuclear Abolition: A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971 to Present. By Lawrence S. Wittner, Stanford University Press, August 2003, 688 pp.

Hoodwinked: The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War. By John Prados, The New Press, May 2004, 256 pp.