Place of birth: Andover, Hampshire, England

Parentage: son of the late Lillian Barnaby and Hector Barnaby

Family: married Wendy Barnaby; one son, one daughter

Education: Andover Grammar School, University of London

Career: Frank Barnaby is editor of the International Journal of Human Rights (see url below).

Honours and awards: three honorary doctorates, including Hon. DSc

Publications include: numerous books, including: Man and the Atom 1971, The Nuclear Age 1974, The Automated Battlefield 1987, How Nuclear Weapons Spread 1993, The Invisible Bomb 1989, Instruments of Terror 1996, How to Make a Nuclear Weapon and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction 2004, The Future of Terror 2007; co-author: International Mixed-Oxide Fuel Assessment Report 1997; editor: Plutonium and Security 1992; several research reports on civil and military nuclear issues, including reprocessing and mixed-oxide fuel plants

Contact details: Address: Brandreth, Station Road, Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hants, SO20 6AW, England; Tel: +44 (0)1264 860423; Email: frank.barnaby@btinternet.com ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13642987.asp/ .