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The book is highly recommend to students who will gain from a comprehensive examination of the major issues and to more seasoned experts who will benefit from the authors original insights and analysis. Countries with lower standards of behavior can use the threat of forcing their people to leave, which would send a flow of unwanted migrantsrefugees to democracies that would then have to deal with them. Since the end of the cold war, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has become much more prominent in u. Joseph siracusa and aiden warren are internationallyrecognized security studies scholars based in australia and their new book, weapons of mass destruction, provides an excellent overview of the past, present, and future of wmd challenges. From a minicatapult in a breathmint tin to milkjug cap blowdart wristwatches, this handbook det.