This edited volume explores the relationship between the accelerating process of globalization and the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, which is increasingly seen as the pre-eminent threat to international security.

1. WMD Proliferation, Globalization and International Security: Whither the Nexus and National Security James A. Russell 2. Globalization and Nuclear Proliferation H.H. Gaffney 3. Proliferation Networks in Theory and Practice Alexander H. Montgomery 4. Globalization and WMD Proliferation Networks John P. Caves, Jr. 5. The A.Q. Khan Illicit Nuclear Trade Network and Implications for Nonproliferation Efforts David Albright and Corey Hinderstein 6. Near-Term Threats of Chemical Weapons Terrorism Margaret E. Kosal 7. Constituency Constraints on Violence: al-Qaeda and WMD William W. Browne III 8. Organized Crime, Terrorism and Nuclear Trafficking Lyudmila Zaitseva 9. Globalization and WMD Proliferation Networks: The Case of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as Terrorist Weapons Dennis M. Gormley 10. Intelligence and Nuclear Proliferation: Understanding and Probing Complexity Phil Williams 11. Conclusion James J. Wirtz