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Global Non-proliferation and Counter-Terrorism: The Impact of UNSCR 1540
February 27, 2007. Adopted in April 2004, UN Security Council Resolution 1540 obliges all states to take steps to prevent non-state actors from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction, related materials, and their means of delivery for terrorist purposes. The United Nations thus placed itself firmly in the center of the world's key international security challenges. In this important book, edited by Olivia Bosch and Peter van Ham, noted scholars and policymakers examine a broad range of counter-proliferation measures, such as the Proliferation Security Initiative, within the scope of the resolution, and discuss its impact on the bioscientific community, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the International Atomic Energy Agency, trade and custom, and the role of the UN. Read more »