Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Missile Technology Control Regime, Cuban Missile Crisis

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Nigmendra narain, political science 2231: intro to i. r. , 2010-11: page 1 of 3. Conflict management: most conflicts in global politics are resolved without/ahead of violence, various techniques exist for preventing, managing and ending conflicts. Arms control: arms control v. disarmament, disarmament: reduce and eliminate weapons > eliminate war = weapons>eliminate war=transformative, arms control: reduce, regulate and stabilize weapons > prevent war = mangerial, key us-ussr/russia treaties: salt, start, sort, abm. Seeks to prevent proliferation & banning/reduction of particular weapons affect the largest arsenals usually drastic reductions of old weapons: key international treaties: npt, ctbt, cwc, bwc, ottawa protocol/landmines, Debated, compromised: war break easily; the tough get going . Nigmendra narain, political science 2231: intro to i. r. , 2010-11: page 2 of 3. Nigmendra narain, political science 2231: intro to i. r. , 2010-11: page 1 of 3: knowledge never can be banned, agree to obsolete weapons, etc.