How the World's Most Underdeveloped Nations Get the World's Most Dangerous Weapons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4027607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey E Forden |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-103 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2007.0015 |
| OpenAlex | W1982585937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
There is an increasing feeling that current arms control regimes are somehow failing. If we are to improve these nonproliferation measures, we need to examine how states acquire weapons of mass destruction in today's environment where technological know-how is diffusing around the world. This essay looks for commonalities between how developing states, such as Iraq and Libya, have produced a wide spectrum of WMD and what the most important factors were in either their success or failure. The surprising result is that clandestine networks, made famous by the renegade Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan, play major roles in the proliferation of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, by selling complete production facilities. We also find that a major determinant of success is how much training shop-floor workers receive. Both of these are bad news for nonproliferation regimes in a world where technology and know-how are quickly spreading
Arms control · Business · Chemical warfare · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Feeling · International trade · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · International Science and Diplomacy · Law · Psychology · Space exploration and regulation · State Capitalism and Financial Governance
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |