Cargoes of Doom: National and Multilateral Strategies to Combat the Illicit Transport of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sea

THE OCEANS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: LEGACIES AND RISKS, pp. 295-335, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010

50 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2006 Last revised: 21 Apr 2014

See all articles by Craig H. Allen

Craig H. Allen

University of Washington - School of Law

Date Written: October 25, 2006

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the security strategies of the United States that are relevant to an analysis of the legal and policy issues surrounding efforts to prevent or disrupt the illicit transport of weapons of mass destruction by sea. They include the National Security Strategy of the United States, National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, National Strategy for Maritime Security, National Strategy for Homeland Security and the Maritime Strategy for Homeland Security and Defense.

Keywords: weapons of mass destruction, security council, interdiction, maritime transport, national security, strategy, maritime security

JEL Classification: H56, K33

Suggested Citation

Allen, Craig H., Cargoes of Doom: National and Multilateral Strategies to Combat the Illicit Transport of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sea (October 25, 2006). THE OCEANS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: LEGACIES AND RISKS, pp. 295-335, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=940040

Craig H. Allen (Contact Author)

University of Washington - School of Law ( email )

William H. Gates Hall
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98105-3020
United States
202-616-8302 (Phone)
202-616-4519 (Fax)

HOME PAGE: https://www.law.washington.edu/directory/profile.aspx?ID=113

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
178
Abstract Views
1,181
Rank
304,866
PlumX Metrics