Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-225) and index
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PART I: OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC: Introduction to weapons of mass destruction -- The law and weapons of mass destruction -- Chronological survey -- Biographical listing -- Glossary -- PART II: GUIDE TO FURTHER RESEARCH: How to research weapons of mass destruction -- Annotated bibliography -- Organizations and agencies -- PART III: APPENDICES: Appendix A: Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water (1963) -- Appendix B: Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (1970) -- Appendix C: Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (1975) -- Appendix D: Comprehensive test ban treaty (1996): a summary -- Appendix E: The chemical weapons convention (1997), a synopsis of the text -- Appendix F: A list of biological agents/diseases -- Appendix G: Chemical agents -- Appendix H: The state of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Appendix I: Maps and graphs