Monitoring Nuclear Weapons And Nuclear Explosive Materials

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309181216
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-04-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, CISAC tackles the technical dimensions of a longstanding controversy: To what extent could existing and plausibly attainable measures for transparency and monitoring make possible the verification of all nuclear weaponsâ€"strategic and nonstrategic, deployed and nondeployedâ€"plus the nuclear-explosive components and materials that are their essential ingredients? The committee's assessment of the technical and organizational possibilities suggests a more optimistic conclusion than most of those concerned with these issues might have expected.

Author : Michael Nacht
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303075085X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Security written by Michael Nacht and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is the first comprehensive and systematic account of the science, technology and policy issues associated with nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. Throughout their account of the evolution of nuclear policy, from its origin to the early Trump presidency, the authors interweave clear technical expositions of the science and technology that underpin and constrain it. The book begins by tracing the early work in atomic physics, the discovery of fission, and the developments that led to the Manhattan Project and the delivery of atomic bombs against Japan that ended World War II. It follows the initial failed attempts at nuclear disarmament, the onset of the Cold War nuclear arms competition, and the development of light water reactors to harness nuclear energy for electric power generation. The authors thoroughly unpack the problem of nuclear proliferation, examining the strategy and incentives for states that have and have not pursued nuclear weapons, and providing an overview of the nuclear arsenals of the current nuclear weapon states. They trace the technical, political and strategic evolution of deterrence, arms control and disarmament policies from the first attempts for an Outer Space Treaty in 1957 through the new START treaty of 2009. At critical junctures in the narrative, the authors explain the relevant nuclear science and technology including nuclear fission and criticality; nuclear materials and enrichment; nuclear detonation and nuclear weapons effects; nuclear weapons stockpile constraints, stewardship and surveillance; nuclear fusion and thermonuclear weapons; technologies for monitoring, verification and proliferation; and nuclear forensics. They conclude with an assessment of contemporary issues ranging from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action reached to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons development program, to the threat of nuclear terrorism, the perceived nuclear weapons policies of Russia and China, and the US efforts to provide disincentives for its allies to acquire their own nuclear weapons by maintaining credible security guarantees.

Author : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780309314343
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification written by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of Congress, this report presents findings and recommendations related to governance of the U.S. government's monitoring, detection, and verification (MDV) enterprise and offers findings and recommendations related to technical MDV capabilities and research, development, test, and evaluation efforts, focused in particular on the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear test explosions, and arms control.

Author : D.B. Rao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Materials written by D.B. Rao and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear materials have civilian utilization too along with military utilization. The dual nature of the utilization of nuclear materials has organised many problems but has also created several opportunities. The developed or developing nations should try to eliminate the danger of nuclear conflicts from human life and to develop nuclear technologies that work for the welfare of the mankind. This book may have an impact on politicians and policy makers, scientists and technologists, economists and educationists, and advocates and activists.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309097118
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protection, Control, and Accounting of Nuclear Materials written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-03-03 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. and Russian academies convened a workshop in 2003 for sharing best practices in nuclear materials protection, control, and accounting (MPC&A), including the status and application of remote monitoring technologies, personnel issues, and both national and international safeguards worldwide. The goals of the workshop were to identify areas in which the United States and Russia can promote best practices in MPC&A globally and expand U.S.-Russian cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation. The papers presented in the workshop and the outcomes of workshop discussions form the basis for this workshop summary.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309058260
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Required to Support Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Monitoring written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 24, 1996, President Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at the United Nations Headquarters. Over the next five months, 141 nations, including the four other nuclear weapon statesâ€"Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdomâ€"added their signatures to this total ban on nuclear explosions. To help achieve verification of compliance with its provisions, the treaty specifies an extensive International Monitoring System of seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasonic, and radionuclide sensors. This volume identifies specific research activities that will be needed if the United States is to effectively monitor compliance with the treaty provisions.

Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030918293X
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon the considerable existing body of technical material related to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the National Academy of Sciences reviewed and assessed the key technical issues that arose during the Senate debate over treaty ratification. In particular, these include: (1) the capacity of the United States to maintain confidence in the safety and reliability of its nuclear stockpile in the absence of nuclear testing; (2) the nuclear-test detection capabilities of the international monitoring system (with and without augmentation by national systems and instrumentation in use for scientific purposes, and taking into account the possibilities for decoupling nuclear explosions from surrounding geologic media); and (3) the additions to their nuclear-weapons capabilities that other countries could achieve through nuclear testing at yield levels that might escape detection, and the effect of such additions on the security of the United States.

Author : Edward C. Morse
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319297317
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Analytical Methods for Nonproliferation written by Edward C. Morse and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to be used as a textbook and research reference for the field of nuclear nonproliferation. The book is primarily technical and focussed on methods of detecting clandestine nuclear material that might be illicitly transported. The book also touches on nuclear forensics, i.e. methods for identification, attribution, and establishment of transport pathways for illicit nuclear material. Also covered are topics of methods used for arms control and treaty verification, and an assessment of technologies under development for all of the above. A description of the government and international agencies involved in nuclear terrorism prevention, nuclear safeguards, and arms control is also included.

Author : Joseph F. Pilat
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136012567
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation and Policy written by Joseph F. Pilat and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Handbook is a comprehensive examination of the rich and complex issues of nuclear proliferation in the early 21st century. The future of the decades-long effort to prevent the further spread of weapons of mass destruction is at a crossroads today. If international nonproliferation efforts are to be successful, an integrated, multi-tiered response will almost certainly be necessary. A serious, thorough, and clear-eyed examination of the range of threats, challenges, and opportunities facing the international community is a necessary first step. This Handbook, which presents the most up-to-date analysis and policy recommendations on these critical issues by recognized, leading scholars in the field, intends to provide such an examination. The volume is divided into three major parts: Part I presents detailed threat assessments of proliferation risks across the globe, including specific regions and countries. Part II explains the various tools developed by the international community to address these proliferation threats. Part III addresses the proliferation risks and political challenges arising from nuclear energy production, including potential proliferation by aspiring states and nonstate groups. This Handbook will be of great interest to students and practitioners of nuclear proliferation, arms control, global governance, diplomacy, and global security and IR general.

Author : Corey Hinderstein
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 0817912061
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultivating Confidence written by Corey Hinderstein and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten expert contributors present a blueprint for actions future government leaders will need to guide policy making to reduce nuclear dangers. The authors identify the key technical, political, and diplomatic challenges associated with verifying, monitoring, and enforcing a world free of nuclear weapons and provide potential solutions to those challenges.