Assessing the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction ：The Role of Independent Scientists ( NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics )

Publication subTitle ：The Role of Independent Scientists

Publication series ： NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics

Author： Finney J.L.;Šlaus I.

Publisher： Ios Press‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9781607504719

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781607500841

Subject： C0 Social Science Theory and Methodology

Keyword：社会科学理论与方法论

Language： ENG

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Assessing the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction is a collection of papers delivered at the Nato Advanced Research Workshop of the same name, which examined the role of independent scientists in assessing WMD threat. Such threat assessment has a profound impact on the policies of governments and international organizations. It raises numerous questions. What exactly is an independent scientist and what pressures threaten their independence? What role do cultural dependencies play within assessments? How do independent scientists produce threat assessments and what are the widely differing models used by different countries to facilitate the input of such assessments into policy? To address these and other issues, an interdisciplinary group of eminent experts and policy makers from twelve countries gathered to discuss ways in which the technical advice of independent scientists could be strengthened to aid governments and international organizations in forming policies in response to perceived threats. With papers covering topics ranging from policy making to chemical and biological weapons, nuclear threats and breaking the threat/counter threat cycle, this book illuminates an area of vital importance to the security and stability of relations between states, and the maintenance of internationally agreed norms.

Chapter

Title page

Foreword

Contents

Introduction: Workshop on the Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessmen

Section 1. Institutions, Structures and Mechanisms

The Role of Independent Scientific Input in NATO

NATO in the Post Cold War Era: Shift of Strategies

The Role of Scientists in Verification

Risk Assessment, Transparency and Democracy: The French College for the Prevention of Technological Risks

Beyond a Threat Assessment: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Defenses and Other Countermeasures, and Counter-Countermeasures on the Part of the Offense

Section 2. Chemical and Biological Weapons

Scientists and Chemical Weapons Policies

The Chemical Weapons Convention and the Role of Engineers and Scientists

The Need for WMD Threat Assessment in the Chemical Industry: Plant Site Level

Monitoring and Opposing the Misuse of Incapacitants – Exploring the Potential Roles for Independent Scientists

How Deadly Are Non-Lethal Weapons?

The Role of Scientists in Assessing the Risks of Dual-Use Research in the Life Sciences

Responsible Stewardship of Advances in Life Sciences Research: Lessons from the Fink and Lemon-Relman Reports

Dual-Use Biotechnological Research Oversight – An Israeli View

Best Practices: Advising the Chemical Weapons Convention and Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention about Trends in Science and Technology

Section 3. Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Missile Defense

Uranium Enrichment: Guns or Butter?

Nuclear Terrorism

Independent Scientists and Ballistic Missile Defense

The Role of Independent Scientists in Analyzing the Ballistic Missile Threat

Section 4. NATO's Role in South-Eastern Europe in the Light of WMD

Threat Assessment Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Process of Croatia's Accession to NATO in the Light of WMD Threat Assessment

A Macedonian View on NATO's Role in South-East Europe in the Light of WMD Threat Assesment

Section 5. Scientists, Citizens and the Media

Global Security, Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Responsibility of Scientists

Including Civil Society into Confidence Building: Protecting Whistleblowers and Societal Verification

At the Interface Between Policy Makers, the Public and Independent Scientists. A Perspective on the Role of the Media

Section 6. Concluding Comments

Concluding Comments on the NATO Advanced Research Workshop: The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment

Subject Index

Author Index

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