Banning weapons of mass destruction / Frederick N. Mattis.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-123) and index.

Ch. 1. The Landscape of Nuclear Weapons -- Ch. 2. Partial Measures - De-Alerting and No First Use -- Ch. 3. Nuclear Ban Entry into Force -- Ch. 4. Should Withdrawal Be Permitted? -- Ch. 5. Verification, Disposition of HEU, and Reprocessing -- Ch. 6. Problematic States -- Ch. 7. Weapons Elimination -- Ch. 8. Superseding Today's Non-Proliferation Treaty -- Ch. 9. Prior Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons -- Ch. 10. Reservations -- Ch. 11. Countering Near-Earth Objects -- Ch. 12. Societal Verification -- Ch. 13. Other Matters -- Ch. 14. Summary -- Appendix A. Analysis of the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention -- Appendix B. 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty -- Appendix C. 1972 Biological Weapons Convention -- Appendix D. 2005 Six-Party Joint Statement of Principles -- Appendix E. Response to U.S. Rationale for Nuclear Weapons.