The Terrorism Research Center is dedicated to informing the public of the phenomena of terrorism and information warfare. This site contains two sections, featuring monthly essays on current issues, as well as links to other terrorism and information warfare-related Web sites and essays. The author discusses covert operations and terrorism in this chapter. This site expands upon the excellent information provided in your textbook. (
http://www.terrorism.com/
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The Conventional Arms Transfer Project provides information to inform the public debate on the issue of U.S. and worldwide weapon sales. The project seeks to educate policy makers, the media, and the public about the social and security costs of arms exports. The author discusses arms transfers in this chapter. This site provides additional information to what can be found in your textbook. (
http://www.cdi.org/atp/atpmain.html
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This interactive guide from CNN.com covers many aspects of the Cold War from culture to technology to espionage to the bomb. The site also includes a very useful knowledge bank, which includes a glossary, profiles, interactive maps, and other related sites. (
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/spies/
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This site from PBS Frontline provides an in-depth analysis of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, including maps, transcripts, a chronology, oral history, and extensive information on the weapons and technology used during the war. (
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/index.html
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This site produced by the Federation of American Scientists includes an extensive guide to weapons of mass destruction and the arms control regimes, answers to frequently asked questions about nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, and links to further resources and related news stories. (
http://www.fas.org/nuke/index.html
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The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Nuclear Files project is a website devoted to the history of the Nuclear Age. By providing background information, analysis and access to primary documents, this site is an educational resource exploring the political, legal and ethical challenges stemming from the continued existence of nuclear weapons. More specifically, nuclearfiles.org compiles documents, audio recordings, photographs, statistics and other information related to the development of atomic weapons and the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/
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Only seven nation-states are known to have nuclear weapons: Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, and Pakistan. In addition, Israel is widely suspected of possessing up to 100 nuclear weapons, but has never denied or acknowledged that suspicion. Of these eight states, only five are a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which prohibits both the further development of nuclear weapons or assistance to other nations who are attempting to develop them. Israel, Pakistan, and India are not a party to the NPT, and even though much of the world has signed the agreement, a number of nations that have continued to expressed interest in nuclear arsenals, such as Iran, North Korea, and Libya are either non-signatories or do not comply with the terms of the agreement. (
http://www.cns.miis.edu/research/npt/memb.htm
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NTI's mission is to strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. NTI seeks to raise public awareness, serve as a catalyst for new thinking and take direct action to reduce these threats. NTI has created this web site to give people access to the facts about these threats. These issues need to be debated beyond a small circle of experts and policy-makers so that closing the gap between the threat and the response becomes a global priority. (
http://www.nti.org/
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The IAEA is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. (
http://www.iaea.org/index.html
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