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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451588503321

Titolo

Comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty [[electronic resource] ] : technical issues for the United States / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Research Council, : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-38011-X

9786613558022

0-309-14999-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

355.825119

Soggetti

Nuclear arms control - Verification

Nuclear weapons - Testing - Detection - Research

Nuclear arms control

Nuclear weapons - Testing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Reviewing and Updating Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ; Policy and Global Affairs."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""PREFACE""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1  SAFETY, SECURITY, AND RELIABILITY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE""; ""2  TECHNICAL MONITORING CAPABILITIES AND CHALLENGES""; ""3  SUSTAINING U.S. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES UNDER THE CTBT""; ""4  POTENTIAL TECHNICAL ADVANCES FROM NUCLEAR-EXPLOSION TESTING""; ""5  COMPLETE LIST OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDIX A   Committee on Reviewing and Updating "Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty" (CTBT)""

""APPENDIX B   List of CTBT Committee and Seismology Subcommittee Meetings""""APPENDIX C   The U.S. National Capability to Monitor for Nuclear Explosions""; ""APPENDIX D   Monitoring Areas of High Interest""; ""APPENDIX E   Dealing with Evasive Underground Nuclear Testing""; ""APPENDIX F   Issues Related to Containment of



Radioactivity""; ""APPENDIX G   U.S. Satellite Nuclear Detonation Detection Capability: Options and Impacts""; ""APPENDIX H   Satellite-Based Challenges and Solutions""; ""APPENDIX I   References""; ""APPENDIX J   List of Acronyms""

""APPENDIX K   Glossary of Key Terms from the 2010 CTBT NIE""