Fighting proliferation — European perspectives

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European Union Institute for Security Studies

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Contents

Preface Nicole Gnesotto 5

Introduction 7

Gustav Lindstrom

Assessing missile proliferation 11

Mark Smith

-Introduction 11

-What is a threatening missile? 12

-Assessing existing instruments 22

-Improving existing instruments 30

-Conclusions 35

Europe and nuclear proliferation 37

Bruno Tertrais

-What is nuclear proliferation? 37

-A resurgence of nuclear proliferation 40

-In what ways is Europe affected by nuclear proliferation? 49

-What options are open to the European Union? 51

The chemical and biological weapons threat 59

Jean Pascal Zanders

-Introduction 59

-The proliferation of CBW 61

-Prohibitions against CBW 67

-Dealing with CBW proliferation: some options for the EU 76

-Conclusions 86

Conclusions 89

Burkard Schmitt

Annexes 93

-EU strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 93

-About the authors 104

-Abbreviations 105

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