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This initial chapter introduces the study to be undertaken over the course of the book. This includes presenting UNSCR1540 in terms of its purpose and requirements. The chapter also provides an overview of the remainder of the book.
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United Nations Security Council, ‘Resolution 1540 (2004)’, 28 April 2004. Available at: <http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1540(2004)> (Accessed 15 December 2014).
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United Nations Security Council, ‘Statement by the President of the Security Council’, 07 May 2014. Available at: <http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/PRST/2014/7> (Accessed 14 December 2014).
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United Nations Security Council, ‘Resolution 1373 (2001)’, 28 September 2001. Available at: <http://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc/specialmeetings/2012/docs/United%20Nations%20Security%20Council%20Resolution%201373%20%282001%29.pdf> (Accessed 15 December 2014).
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United Nations General Assembly, ‘Resolution 57/83’, adopted 09 January 2003.
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Interview with Tobey, W., conducted by Ian J. Stewart, Summer 2013.
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For a list of incidents, see: International Atomic Energy Agency, ‘Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB)’. Available at: <http://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/security/itdb-fact-sheet.pdf> (Accessed 14 December 2014).
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Associated Press, ‘Isis Seizes Former Chemical Weapons Plant in Iraq’, The Guardian, 09 July 2014. Available at: <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/09/isis-seizes-chemical-weapons-plant-muthanna-iraq> (Accessed 15 December 2014). Dahl, F., ‘Seized Nuclear Material in Iraq “Low Grade”—U.N. Agency’, Reuters, 10 July 2014. Available at: <http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/10/uk-iraq-security-iaea-idINKBN0FF0TB20140710> (Accessed 15 December 2014).
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See, for example, Stewart, I., Gillard, N., ‘Iran’s Illicit Procurement: Past, Present and Future’, Project Alpha, King’s College London. Available at: <https://www.acsss.info/proliferation/item/428-iran-s-illicit-procurement-past-present-and-future> (Accessed 21 October 2015).
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For more information on the role of the maritime transport sector in implementing sanctions, see: United Nations Security Council S/2015/28: ‘Sanctions Compliance in the Maritime Transport Sector’, New York, 15 January 2015. Available at: <http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2015/28> (Accessed 03 August 2015).
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The phrase ‘calls upon’ when used in Security Council resolution’s adopted under Chapter VII is not binding on UN member states. It thus differs from phases such as ‘decides’, which imposes a binding obligation on UN member states.
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For example, see: UNSC, ‘Resolution 1540 (2004)’, clause 5.
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UNSC, ‘Resolution 1977’, clause 10: UNSC, ‘Resolution 2325’, clause 23: UNSC.
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Conference Proceedings: ‘Identification of Effective Implementation Practices by Examining UNSCR 1540 (2004) after a Decade of its Existence’, 25–26 February 2014. Available at: <http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/research/groups/csss/pubs/Alpha-IDSA-report.pdf> (Accessed 28 December 2014).
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Salisbury, D., Stewart, I.J., Viski, A. (2018). Introduction. In: Salisbury, D., Stewart, I., Viski, A. (eds) Preventing the Proliferation of WMDs. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72203-0_1
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