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Books of Note
From time to time, Arms Control Today provides short reviews of upcoming or recent books on the subject of arms control, nonproliferation, and international security. Full-length reviews of upcoming books can be found in the Book Review section. To purchase any of these books, visit the link at the end of each review.
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia, Bhumitra Chakma, ed., Ashgate Publishing Co., 2011, 280 pp.
Nuclear Jihad: A Clear and Present Danger?, Todd M. Masse, Potomac Books, 2011, 339 pp.
Arming Without Aiming: India’s Military Modernization
Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta, Brookings Institution Press, 2010, 223 pp.
The Missile Defense Systems of George W. Bush: A Critical Assessment
Richard Dean Burns, Praeger, 2010, 198 pp.
A Skeptic's Case for Nuclear Disarmament, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution Press, 2010, 166 pp.
Cultivating Confidence: Verification, Monitoring, and Enforcement for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Cory Hinderstein, ed., Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Hoover Institute Press, 2010, 322 pp.
American Missile Defense, Victoria Samson, Praeger, 2010, 252 pp.
Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, Matthew Kroenig, CornellUniversity Press, 2010, 233 pp.
A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers, Reaktion Books, 2010, 224 pp.
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy, David E. Hoffman, Doubleday, 2009, 577 pp.
The International Arms Trade, Rachel Stohl and Suzette Grillot, Polity Press, 2009, 278 pp.
South Asia at a Crossroads: Conflict or Cooperation in the Age of Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and a Space Race?, Subrata Ghoshroy and Götz Neuneck, eds., 2010, 330 pp.
Inside Nuclear South Asia,Scott D. Sagan, ed., StanfordUniversity Press, 2009, 281 pp.
Preventing Catastrophe: The Use and Misuse of Intelligence in Efforts to Halt the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Thomas Graham Jr. and Keith A. Hansen, StanfordUniversity Press, 2009, 300 pp.
Living Weapons: Biological Warfare and International Security, Gregory D. Koblentz, CornellUniversity Press, 2009, 255 pp.