Part 1. UN Security Council Resolution 1540, context and non-state actors. Global non-proliferation and counter-terrorism : the role of UNSCR 1540 and its impact / Peter van Ham and Olivia Bosch. The UN's counter-terrorism efforts : lessons for UNSCR 1540 / Thomas J. Biersteker
UNSCR 1540 and the scientific community as a non-state actor / Elizabeth M. Prescott. Motivations and means : scientists in apartheid South Africa's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and relevance for UNSCR 1540 / Sarah Meek and Chandré Gould
pt. 2. UNSCR 1540 and existing controls, organizations and treaties. Restricting non-state actors' access to chemical weapons and related materials : implications for UNSCR 1540 / Ron G. Manley. The IAEA and its relationship to UNSCR 1540 / Tariq Rauf and Jan Lodding. The Biological Weapons Convention and UNSCR 1540 / Angela Woodward. UNSCR 1540 and 'means of delivery' / Ted Whiteside
pt. 3. New controls, legislation, and enforcement. Industry codes of conduct / Jeffrey Almond. New border and customs controls / Will Robinson. The proliferation security initiative and counter-proliferation : a view from Asia / Siew Gay Ong. Law enforcement and the prevention of bioterrorism : its impact on the U.S. research community / Gerald L. Epstein
Prosecuting violations of non-proliferation legislation / Roelof Manschot
pt. 4. UNSCR 1540 and effective global governance. UNSCR 1540 : its future and contribution to global non-proliferation and counter-terrorism / Olivia Bosch and Peter van Ham
Appendixes. A. Text of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
B. Text of UN Security Council Resolution 1673
Guidelines for work of the 1540 committee.