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100 _aMoorthy, P.
245 0 _aNuclear-weapon-free zone
260 _aNew Delhi
260 _bConcept Publishing
260 _c2006
300 _a260p.
365 _b500
365 _dRS
520 _aThis book attempts at reinforcing the human cause for freeing the world from nuclear weapons. Providing background of nuclear arms control and the concept and history of nuclear-free zones; it makes political and comparative analysis of the proposals of the treaties of Antarctica, outer space and Sea-bed. Further, the book studies the Latin America nuclear-free zone, established by the Tlatelolco Treaty; and the South Pacific nuclear-free zone, established by the Rarotonga Treaty. It also evaluates the implications of nuclear-free zones and their connections. Finally, it explores the possibilities of attaining nuclear-free world based on non-violent approaches of Mahatma Gandhi.
650 _aNuclear weapons
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