"An authoritative study of the dangers nations face today from weapons of mass destruction and the successes and failures of international nonproliferation efforts. This proliferation atlas documents with maps, charts, and graphs the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile delivery systems. The book describes the weapons and the regimes that try to control them; it also details the countries that have, want, or have given up weapons of mass destruction. Deadly Arsenals provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on the subject and is a valuable resource for policymakers, scholars, students, and the media." -- From Amazon.com.

Part 1Assessments and Weapons 1 -- Chapter 1 Global Trends 3 -- Chapter 2 International Non-Proliferation Regime 25 -- Chapter 3 Nuclear Weapons and Materials 35 -- Chapter 4 Biological and Chemical Weapons, Agents, and Proliferation 45 -- Chapter 5 Missile Proliferation 69 -- Part 2 Declared Nuclear-Weapon States 101 -- Chapter 6 Russia 105 -- Chapter 7 China 141 -- Chapter 8 France 165 -- Chapter 9 United Kingdom 171 -- Chapter 10 United States 175 -- Part 3 Non-NPT Nuclear-Weapon States 187 -- Chapter 11 India 191 -- Chapter 12 Pakistan 207 -- Chapter 13 Israel 221 -- Part 4 Three Hard Cases 237 -- Chapter 14 North Korea 241 -- Chapter 15 Iran 255 -- Chapter 16 Iraq 271 -- Part 5 States of Some Concern 295 -- Chapter 17 Algeria 299 -- Chapter 18 Libya 305 -- Part 6 States That Have Given up Nuclear Weapons 313 -- Chapter 19 Non-Russian Nuclear Successor States: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine 317 -- Chapter 20 Argentina 337 -- Chapter 21 Brazil 347 -- Chapter 22 South Africa 359 -- Appendix A Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 371 -- Appendix B Convention on The Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction 387 -- Appendix C Chemical Weapons Convention Fact Sheet 395 -- Appendix D Missile Technology Control Regime 403 -- Appendix E Plenary Meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime Press Release 411 -- Appendix F Nuclear Supplier Organizations 413 -- Appendix G Wassenaar Arrangement: Dual-Use Export Controls 421 -- Appendix H Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 425.