• ISBN13: 9788126915033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: June 22, 2011
• Pages: 448
• Original Price: INR 850.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 450 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Military / General

Nuclear disarmament is a complex issue. The nuclear weapons states (NWS) have made these weapons an important part in their national security architecture. The experts have asserted that nuclear wars are not winnable. Security establishments and strategic experts state that the elimination of nuclear weapons will jeopardize the security of their countries. So ran the arguments when banning and proscription of the chemical weapons were under discussion. As in that case, so in the case of nuclear weapons, what is required is the change in the mindsets. Thus, a view needs to be taken of the different countries’ position on the issue. Even if most analysts feel that the lead must come from the two major stockpile holders of this ‘abomination’, viz. the U.S.A. and Russia, it is only the collective will of the international community that may nudge these two towards the final elimination of their stocks. The book Disarmament Issues in two volumes has a wide coverage. Volume I presents various treaties including Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Strategic Offensive Treaty (SOT); agreements, conventions, statements, speeches, remarks, etc. by eminent international leaders on disarmament issues. Volume II contains resolutions, remarks, statements and working papers on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, nuclear tests, prevention of war, etc. The book also offers a comprehensive Introduction that analyses various disarmament issues with special reference to NWS and their role in bringing about nuclear disarmament as well as India’s stance on Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), efforts to create a nuclear weapon free world, threat of nuclear terrorism and other disarmament issues. It will be useful to the students and teachers of defence and strategic studies, international relations, political science and scholars in these fields. It will also benefit policymakers, parliamentarians, government officials, etc. To those concerned with world peace and security, the book will provide for an enriching and intellectually stimulating reading.

Brig. Rahul K. Bhonsle is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Army War College, Mhow. He has served with the Indian Army for over three decades. He was on the Chinese Front in 1986, and successively operated at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir from 1989 onwards. He served in the critical Kargil Sector during Operation Parakram in 2002. Besides having a distinguished military career, he has to his credit a large number of books including Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal (co-edited) and India Security Scope 2006: The New Great Game. He has also contributed articles in professional journals, leading magazines and national dailies. Col. Ved Prakash was commissioned into the famed Sikh Regiment of the infantry arm of the Indian Army in 1957. He served as Commanding Officer of an Assam Rifles battalion deployed on Indo-Burma (now Myanmar) border in the 1970s. He had two tenures in Ladakh in 1980s. He took part in 1962, 1965 and 1971 Wars. He has authored many books including: Intelligent Ways to Enter the NDA; The Samba Spy Scandal; and Indian Army in Sri Lanka. His more recent books include Encyclopaedia of North-East India (5 Vols.) and Nuclear Disarmament: Issues and Concerns. Dr. K.R. Gupta is a well-known economist and an expert in the field of International Affairs. He has published a large number of books, among which, the following deserve special mention: Reform of the United Nations (2 Vols.); Studies in World Affairs (2 Vols.); Global Terrorism; India-Pakistan Relations with Special Reference to Kashmir (4 Vols.); Selected Documents on Nuclear Disarmament (4 Vols.); India’s International Relations (2 Vols.); and Foreign Policy of India (2 Vols.).

• Volume II

• 40. Nuclear Issues in the Middle East
• Working Paper Submitted by China, Related to the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (8 June 2010)
• 41. Statement by Ambassador Wang Qun at the 2010 NPT Review Conference on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, New York, U.S.A. (13 May 2010)
• 42. Statement of President Barack Obama on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, New York, U.S.A. (3 May 2010)
• 43. Statement by the Chinese Delegation, at Main Committee I of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, U.S.A. (May 2010)
• 44. Statement by the Chinese Delegation, at Main Committee II of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, U.S.A. (May 2010)
• 45. Statement by the Chinese Delegation, at Main Committee III of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, U.S.A. (May 2010)
• 46. Statement by President Barack Obama on the Release of Nuclear Posture Review (6 April 2010)
• 47. United States-Japan Joint Statement toward a World without Nuclear Weapons (13 November 2009)
• 48. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Statement to the Sixty-fourth Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, U.S.A. (2 November 2009)
• 49. Minutes of Sixty-fourth General Assembly First Committee 22nd Meeting (30 October 2009)
• 50. Statement by Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at the 58th Session of the Executive Council, The Hague, Netherland (25 October 2009)
• 51. Statement by the Chinese Delegation at the Thematic Debate on Conventional Weapons, at the First Committee of the 64th Session of the UNGA, New York, U.S.A. (20 October 2009)
• 52. U.S. Statement on Nuclear Disarmament: Thematic Debate Segment of UNGA First Committee (15 October 2009)
• 53. Statement of the Chinese Delegation at the Thematic Debate on Nuclear Disarmament, at the 64th Session of the UNGA First Committee, New York, U.S.A. (14 October 2009)
• 54. Statement by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Geneva Lecture: Resetting the Nuclear Disarmament Agenda (5 October 2009)
• 55. Statement by Mohamed ElBaradei, Accepting 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, New Delhi, India (30 September 2009)
• 56. The White House Weekly Address, President Affirms Commitment to International Cooperation in Strengthening Economy and Stopping Nuclear Proliferation (26 September 2009)
• 57. Statements by President Obama, French President Sarkozy, and British Prime Minister Brown, on Iranian Nuclear Facility, at Pittsburgh Convention Center (25 September 2009)
• 58. Resolution 1887 (2009) Adopted with 14 Heads of State, Government Present at the Historic Summit of Security Council on Stalled Efforts to End Nuclear Weapons Proliferation (24 September 2009)
• 59. Statement by George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn, Regarding the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament (24 September 2009)
• 60. Remarks by the President at the United Nations Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament (24 September 2009)
• 61. Statement by Australia’s Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, at the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (24 September 2009)
• 62. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Remarks in the Board of Governors, Under Agenda Item 8, Vienna, Austria (10 September 2009)
• 63. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors, Vienna, Austria (7 September 2009)
• 64. World Council of Churches Statement of Hope in a Year of Opportunity: Seeking a Nuclear-weapon-free World (1 September 2009)
• 65. Speech by Kelvin Thomson, Member for Wills, and Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties to the Annual National Council Meeting, Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) (29 August 2009)
• 66. Speech by Stephen Smith, Australia’s Foreign Minister: Building Momentum: Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (12 August 2009)
• 67. Address by H.E. Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, at the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, Switzerland (12 August 2009)
• 68. L’Aquila Statement at G8 Summit 2009, on Non-Proliferation (10 July 2009)
• 69. Statement of Former Senator, Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Regarding the G8 Summit (9 July 2009)
• 70. Address by Vice Foreign Minister, He Yafei, at the Opening Session of the First ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Beijing, China (1 July 2009)
• 71. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Statement: Intervention on Non-Proliferation Issues at IAEA Board of Governors, Vienna, Austria (17 June 2009)
• 72. Zero-Weapon Outer Space: Foundation for a Safer Space Environment (Presentation by Chinese Delegation at the UNIDIR Conference on Space Security 2009, Geneva, Switzerland) (15 June 2009)
• 73. Statement by Former Senator, Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative, American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting (15 June 2009)
• 74. Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations Security Council, Concerning the Nuclear Test Conducted by North Korea (13 June 2009)
• 75. Comment by the Japanese Prime Minister on the Adoption of a United Nations Security Council Resolution Concerning the Nuclear Test by North Korea (13 June 2009)
• 76. Statement by H.E. Mr. Cheng Jingye, Head of the Chinese Delegation, at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, U.S.A. (31 May 2009)
• 77. Statement by the Chinese Delegation, on the Issue of Nuclear Disarmament and Reduction of the Risks of Nuclear War, at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, U.S.A. (31 May 2009)
• 78. Statement from Dr. William F. Vendley, the Secretary General, World Conference for Religions for Peace, on the North Korean Nuclear Test (29 May 2009)
• 79. Statement by Mr. Kang Yong from the Chinese Delegation, on the Issue of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, New York, U.S.A. (8 May 2009)
• 80. Statement by Mr. Kang Yong from the Chinese Delegation, on Nuclear Issues in the Middle East, at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, New York, U.S.A. (8 May 2009)
• 81. Statement by Mr. Kang Yong from the Chinese Delegation, on the Issue of Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, New York, U.S.A. (7 May 2009)
• 82. Statement by Rose Gottemoeller (U.S.A.), on General Debate: Third Session of the Preparatory Committee 2010 Review Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (5 May 2009)
• 83. Statement by H.E. Mr. Masahiko Shibayama, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), at Third Session of the Preparatory Committee, New York, U.S.A. (4 May 2009)
• 84. Statement by Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan: Conditions towards Zero 2011 Benchmarks for Global Nuclear Disarmament (27 April 2009)
• 85. Statement by IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, Accepting 2009 Delta Prize for Global Understanding, University of Georgia, Atlanta, U.S.A. (18 March 2009)
• 86. Statement by Executive Committee on Nuclear Weapons, Tripoli, Libya (6 December 2008)
• 87. Report of the Disarmament Commission for 2008
• 88. Statement by H.E. Mr. Cheng Jingye, at the Second Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (21 November 2008)
• 89. Statement by H.E. Ambassador Wang Qun, at the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (21 November 2008)
• 90. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Statement: Diplomacy and Leadership in a Turbulent World, Dubai, U.A.E. (17 November 2008)
• 91. Statement by Mr. Kang Yong, Representative of Chinese Delegation, at the Thematic Debate on Nuclear Weapons, at the 63rd Session of the UNGA First Committee, New York, U.S.A. (10 November 2008)
• 92. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Statement: Human Solidarity and Search for Security, Seville, Spain (4 November 2008)
• 93. IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei’s Statement to the Sixty-Third Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, U.S.A. (28 October 2008)
• 94. Statement by H.E. Mr. Vishvjit P. Singh, Member of the Indian Delegation, at the Thematic Debate on Nuclear Weapons, in the First Committee 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, U.S.A. (16 October 2008)
• 95. Disarmament Documentation: Barack Obama’s Speech on Nuclear Weapons and Diplomacy (2 October 2008)
• 96. Opening Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs as Chair of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting, on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, United Nations, New York, U.S.A. (24 September 2008)
• 97. Statement by Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at the 53rd Session of the Executive Council, The Hague, Netherland (24 June 2008)
• 98. McCain’s Speech on Nuclear Weapons, at the University of Denver (27 May 2008)
• 99. Revised Working Paper Submitted by the Chairman, Disarmament Commission: General Principles and Recommendations for Achieving the Objective of Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, U.S.A. (7-25 April 2008)
• 100. Statement by H.E. Mr. Cheng Jingye, Head of the Chinese Delegation to the Second Review Conference on the Chemical Weapons Convention (8 April 2008)
• 101. Reviving Nuclear Disarmament: Statement by IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, at the Conference on Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Oslo, Norway (26 February 2008)
• 102. Message from Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi of the People’s Republic of China, to the Conference on Disarmament (18 February 2008)
• 103. Statement by H.E. Ambassador Xue Hanqin, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China, at the Twelfth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (5 November 2007)
• 104. Statement by the Chinese Delegation at the Thematic Debate on Nuclear Weapons, at the First Committee of the 62nd Session of the UNGA (27 October 2007)
• 105. Remarks by Mr. Zhang Yan, at the Workshop on Building a Common Approach to the Iran Nuclear Problem, Beijing, China (5 June 2007)
• 106. Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
• Working Paper Submitted by China, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 107. Security Assurances
• Working Paper Submitted by China, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 108. Statement by the Chinese Delegation, on the Nuclear Disarmament and Reduction of the Danger of Nuclear War, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 109. Statement on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, by the Chinese Delegation, at the First Session of the Preparation Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 110. Statement on the Issue of Security Assurances, by the Chinese Delegation, at the First Session of the Preparation Committee of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 111. Statement on the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, by the Chinese Delegation, at the First Session of the Preparation Committee of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 112. Statement by the Chinese Delegation, on the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Issue and the Middle East Nuclear Issue, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 113. Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• Working Paper Submitted by China, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 114. Nuclear Disarmament and Reduction of the Danger of Nuclear War
• Working Paper Submitted by China, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Vienna, Austria (11 May 2007)
• 115. Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage