Weapons of Mass Destruction

theory REALISM Realism is the conservative theory of international relations that has maintained its place throughout the development of modern political science. Its premise is that all states are rational actors and their main goal is to attain power to survive. There are five basic assumptions that explain the realist theory. The first one is the anarchy. The world is anarchic, meaning that there is no global government. A government is a means of protection for citizens living within a community

doctrinaux relatifs aux stratégies de sécurité adoptés respectivement par les Etats-Unis, le 17 septembre 2002, 2 et par l’Union européenne, le 12 décembre 2003.3 Elle s’est traduite par la définition d’un « partenariat global contre les armes de destruction massive » lors de la réunion du G8 à Kananaskis en 2002 et aujourd’hui plus de vingt Etats ont pris l’engagement de contribuer au budget de 20 milliards de dollars destinés à couvrir jusqu’en 2012 les dépenses relatives à la réalisation de ce projet

I. POINTS DE DEPART POUR L´INTERVENTION Comme notre sujet s´appelle lute contre la proflifération des armes de déstruction massive avec un accent mis sur le cas de l´Irak, pour bien illustrer la problématique il nous semble essentiel de parler d´abord de ses engagements internationaux dans cet égard. Les engagements que l´Irak n´a pas respecté ni avant ni après la première intervention en 1991. La première grande partie contient donc un propos sur points de départ pour l´intervention. Je vais

Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?: Three Models in Search of a Bomb Author(s): Scott D. Sagan Source: International Security, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Winter, 1996-1997), pp. 54-86 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2539273 Accessed: 08/03/2010 09:32 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that

spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert. Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th millennium BC. Iraq has the common epithet, the "Cradle of Civilization", as it was home to the earliest known civilization on Earth, the Sumerian civilization*. Moreover, it’s identified as the birthplace of writing. 1. The iraqi situation The territory of Irak was, for

drop of the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. During a meeting with Anthony Eden, about one month after becoming president, he said: “I am here to make decisions, and whether they prove right or wrong I am going to make them”[1]. That is why as well, Truman titled his first part of his memoirs, “Years of Decisions, 1945”. Truman had a strong conviction that the presidency was a job that required choices, often difficult, and that he would not avoid his responsibility. On the morning of August

the optimists. Pessimists state that the proliferation of nuclear weapons causes instability, and such weapons in the hands of more countries run the risk of their being used because of the differences in the arsenals of the new nuclear nations and the established ones. The proliferation optimist states that when nuclear weapons are introduced into a security dyad, this forces opposing sides to adopt caution in their dealings. The prospect of nuclear annihilation moves states away from the narrow

The Iraq war, begun in 2003, has been justified through several different reasons. One of the primary causes was the fear of Saddam Hussein housing Weapons of Mass Destruction in the country, as the Iraq leader had repeatedly failed to disclose their number and location. In 2002 it was revealed that Tony Blair had agreed to support US President George W. Bush for an invasion of Iraq, with the aim of removing Hussein from power. Despite a UN investigation and refusal to support a US led attack on

INTRODUCTION Il suffit de remonter le cours de l’Histoire militaire pour s’apercevoir que l’arme chimique n’est pas une arme comme les autres. Dénoncée par Maxime Valère, qualifiée aujourd’hui par les médias d’« arme nucléaire du pauvre », « arme de destruction massive », appellations « choc » mais pour le moins éloignées de la réalité, l’arme chimique a pour caractéristique majeure d’avoir étendu son domaine aux « confins de la science, de la technologie, de la morale et du droit [1]».  Employées pour

Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyse the nanotechnology and the possibilities of its implementation and its limitation. This report mainly concentrates on the application of the technology in various sectors and finally looks in to the potential risk that the nanotechnology could cause to the environment and economy. The Nanotechnology is relatively recent area of scientific development and can be defined as “engineering at a very small scale” (Institute of Nanotechnology, 2007). This