Name: Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?
SKU: 57964610
Price: 834.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: U. S. Army War College ; Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN: 9781505563535

portada Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?

Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Createspace

Author

U. S. Army War College ; Strategic Studies Institute

Language

English

Pages

204

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.1 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9781505563535

Synopsis "Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?"

In 2009, the President of the United States spotlighted nuclear terrorism as one of the top threats to international security and launched an international effort to identify, secure, and dispose of global stocks of weapons-usable nuclear materials-namely highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium. Since that time, three nuclear security summits have been held, along with scores of studies and workshops (official and unofficial), drawing sustained high-level attention to the threat posed by these materials. However, little attention has been given to incidences where sensitive nuclear materials actually went missing.This volume seeks to correct this deficiency, examining incidences of material unaccounted for (MUF) arising from U.S. and South African nuclear weapons programs, plutonium gone missing from Japanese and British civilian production facilities, and a theft of highly enriched uranium from a U.S. military contractor in the 1960s that was used to help fuel Israel's nuclear weapons program. This volume also questions the likelihood that the International Atomic Energy Agency would be able to detect diversions of fissile materials, whether large or small, and the likelihood that a state could or would do anything were diversion detected.

Customers reviews

Have you read this book? Login to add your review.

More customer reviews

0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)

Questions and Answers about the Book

Do you have a question about the book? Login to be able to add your own question.

Opinions about Bookdelivery

More customer reviews

Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach? - U. S. Army War College ; Strategic Studies Institute

Synopsis "Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?"

Customers reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book

Is the book original?

In what language is the book written?

What is the format of this book?

Questions and Answers about the Book

Opinions about Bookdelivery