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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450669703321

Autore

Drell Sidney D (Sidney David), <1926->

Titolo

Nuclear weapons, scientists, and the post-Cold War challenge [[electronic resource] ] : selected papers on arms control / / Sidney D. Drell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific Pub., c2007

ISBN

1-281-12093-6

9786611120931

981-270-673-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Disciplina

327.1/747

Soggetti

Nuclear weapons

Nuclear arms control

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear terrorism

Nuclear disarmament

World politics - 1989-

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I My Involvement as a Scientist Working on Issues of National Security and Views on Scientists' Responsibilities and Ethical Dilemmas; CHAPTER II Issues Coming to the Fore Immediately Following the Collapse of the Soviet Union and the End of the Cold War; CHAPTER III At the End of the 20th Century: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Emergence of the New Terror of Biological and Chemical Weapons; CHAPTER IV New Challenges in the 21st Century: Escaping the Nuclear Deterrence Trap and Facing Terrorism

CHAPTER V Memorials to Four Colleagues who were Great Scientists and CitizensAFTERWORD:What Are Nuclear Weapons For?

Sommario/riassunto

This volume includes a representative selection of Sidney Drell's recent writings and speeches (circa 1993 to the present) on public policy



issues with substantial scientific components. Most of the writings deal with national security, nuclear weapons, and arms control and reflect the author's personal involvement in such issues dating back to 1960. Fifteen years after the demise of the Soviet Union, the gravest danger presented by nuclear weapons is the spread of advanced technology that may result in the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Of most concern would be their acquisition by hostile