Publisher's Synopsis
This report provides accurate intelligence on the status of nuclear, chemical and biological programmes in 67 countries worldwide. It includes coverage of each country's public policies towards reducing their weapons stockpiles, and market information on current and planned decommissioning programmes for both weapons and nuclear power plants. Details are also given about organizations and companies in the industry. For each country, a brief provides information, as appropriate, on: delivery systems (missile and space programmes); nuclear weapons (inventories, programmes and demilitarization); nuclear power (generation and decommissioning); chemical and biological activities programmes; defence research development; and weapons of mass destruction-releted defence industry.