ARMS CONTROL: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 105-114

Abstract

ARTICLE OFFERS A NEW DEFINITION OF ARMS CONTROL AND TRACES SOME OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT DEFINITION. IT ALSO SETS OUT A LIST OF (FIVE) PRECONDITIONS FOR ARMS CONTROL. WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK, THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR ARMS CONTROL ARE BRIEFLY ASSESSED, AS ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS OF ARMS CONTROL AS A STRATEGY FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.