Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Bibliography Part 8 Timeline Part 9 About the Authors
Jeffrey A. Larsen is a senior policy analyst in the Strategies Group of Science Applications Corporation and president of Larsen Consulting Group, both in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has served as senior editor of the U.S. Air Force's internal study of its air campaign in the war against terrorism. He is the author of Arms Control: Cooperative Security in a Changing Environment. He is a former U.S. Air Force pilot and associate professor of political science at the Air Force Academy. James M. Smith is the director of the U.S. Air Force Institute for National Security Studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. He is also a professor on the Academy's faculty and a representative to the USAF Chief of Staff's special study on Developing Aerospace Leaders. He is the author of Milestones in Air Force Arms Control History. He is a former U.S. Air Force pilot and associate dean for Academic Research at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
The introduction provides a good overview of arms control and
disarmament throughout history and presents a case for continued
relevance in today's world....As much of the formal literature in
this field is technical, the authors have translated the terms into
language understandable by the lay reader. This would be a good
purchase for an academic or public library.
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While the subject of this dictionary is a specialized one, its
importance cannot be denied, for, as the authors point out, the
existence of effective arms control treaties helped to preserve the
world from catastrophe during the Cold War period to which the
majority of the articles in the book refer...The Dictionary would
indeed by a useful resource for the instruction both of aspiring
politicians and of general readers and students who wish to inform
themselves on a subject still vital to the future of the world.
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This work is a valuable introduction to those desirous of learning
more about arms control and disarmament in international diplomacy
and security policy....highly recommended for academic
libraries.
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Larsen and Smith’s dictionary chronicles key terms, personalities,
events and agreements in the history of arms control and
disarmament, and includes both traditional and nontraditional
approaches. In addition to the 1,000-plus dictionary entries, the
text features a chronological timeline from 1100 B.C. to 2004, a
brief introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography, organized
thematically into sections on history and negotiations,
institutions, regional perspectives, war prevention, reducing the
consequences of war, reducing the costs of war preparation,
journals and internet websites. For policy practitioners,
researchers, and students.
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Specialists, policy makers, and interested general readers alike
will be forever grateful to the authors for making the otherwise
arcane world of arms control accessible to all. Larsen and Smith,
both former Air Force pilots and military academy professors, have
distinguished themselves as leading arms control experts and have
published extensively. In addition to more than 1,000 entries, this
historical dictionary features a short essay on the history of arms
control, an 8-page list of acronyms and abbreviations, a 36-page
chronology, and a bibliography of more than 100 pages. The entries
range in length from one sentence to short essays of several
paragraphs, with most being a single paragraph. Indeed, in their
effort to be comprehensive, the authors have included some entries
with little or no apparent relationship to arms control; experts
might quibble about other minor details. But there is no denying
the value of this impressive compilation. The text is
straightforward, understandable, and extensively cross-referenced;
no other recent book is like it. This work deserves a place on the
shelves of college and university libraries, public libraries, and
collections specializing in international security affairs, and on
the desks of arms control specialists. Highly recommended. All
levels.
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