ABSTRACT
Experts note that nuclear weapons raise the most telling issues: chemical and biological weapons are banned by international treaties, so the challenge they pose is basically one of enforcement. Nuclear weapons are temporarily legal in five countries, not illegal in three others and forbidden essentially everywhere else - a complex and inconsistent arrangement that presents a unique set of dilemmas and problems that are difficult to resolve, as a prominent US expert in this field, George Perkovich, describes the situation. 1
The big issues here are who decides: who is responsible and deserves to have weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and who is not and should be restricted in this area. One side's good will may be seen as unfair and oppressive by another side and cause an unexpected or poorly understood reaction.
