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Federal restrictions on the sale and possession of some firearms were introduced during Prohibition when illegal rumrunners battling for territorial rights commonly used machine guns to destroy the opposition.

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International Security and Arms Control examines the impact of arms control and nuclear strategy issues on the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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The essays link peacemaking and peace-building initiatives at the local level with national peace processes aimed at ending civil wars and secessionist conflicts.

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The essays link peacemaking and peace-building initiatives at the local level with national peace processes aimed at ending civil wars and secessionist conflicts.

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Most books on missile proliferation focus on the spread of ballistic missiles or cruise missiles, not both.

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Provides a study of post-Cold War US nuclear weapons policy. This book is based on research on many key players, and sheds important light on US foreign policy.

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Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia.

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This book is comprised of essays by nationally recognized scholars and public figures who urge a reassessment of the impact of the nuclear winter hypothesis on current ideas of nuclear deterrence, limited nuclear war, and war fighting doctrines.

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A clear hard-headed text designed for policy makers, it provides a valuable analysis for courses in foreign policy, negotiation, political theory and practice, and public policy.

This volume opens with a chronology of conventional arms control events from 1967 to 1990.

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A clear hard-headed text designed for policy makers, it provides a valuable analysis for courses in foreign policy, negotiation, political theory and practice, and public policy.

This volume opens with a chronology of conventional arms control events from 1967 to 1990.

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A comprehensive examination of on-site inspection regimes.

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Called "a pioneer work of the first importance" by Staughton Lynd, this book traces the history of pacifism in America from colonial times to the start of World War I. The author describes how the immigrant peace sects-Quaker, Mennonite, and Dunker -faced the challenges of a hostile environment. The peace societies that sprang up after 1815 form th

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The only country in Islamic world to be formed in the name of Islam and a nuclear power, Pakistan is struggling for its very existence and is at war with itself. This book analyzes Pakistan's security and insurgency issues, looking at the threats posed to and by this nuclear-armed Islamic nation.

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Analyzes Pakistan's security and insurgency issues, looking at the threats posed to and by this nuclear-armed Islamic nation. This title focuses on the insurgency in Pakistan, a security problem not only for the country, but also for the region and the rest of the world.

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This work provides an organized collection of views on nuclear war education, a topic of great current concern. It grew out of the 1986 Conference on Nuclear War Education sponsored by George Mason University. Through this diverse collection of essays, the editor has tried to elucidate the important themes which underlie this curriculum.

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This work offers a broad interpretation of the extraordinary changes that have taken place in Soviet arms control policy since Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet head of state in March of 1985.

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Vogele provides a contemporary history of the nuclear arms control negotiations of the 1980s, tracing these negotiations from their initiation at the beginning of the decade through the agreements that were reached by the end.

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The first book to analyze strategic war termination from a policy perspective, Strategic War Termination explores present US policy on termination and recommends strategies for improving it.

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Based primarily on the authors' personal experiences, this is the first study to reveal the inside story of how arms control decisions were made in the former Soviet Union.

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An overview of the global problem of gun violence. Just as guns know no borders, gun violence has become a global epidemic, killing many people each year and injuring many more. Virtually every illegal gun begins as a legal gun. This book documents the global gun trade, its threat to public health, and efforts to remedy the situation.

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This book examines the record of United States implementation of arms control and nonproliferation regimes from 1986 to the present.