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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786889903321

Autore

Shultz George Pratt <1920->

Titolo

Nuclear security : the problems and the road ahead / / George P. Shultz [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8179-1806-X

0-8179-1808-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication  Nuclear security

Disciplina

363.320973

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Technology

National security

Security systems

Conference proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title; Support Plaque; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1  Reducing the Nuclear Threat; 2  Challenges to Maintaining Trust; 3  Nuclear Risk; 4  The Gipper's Guide to Negotiating; 5  What a Final Iran Deal Must Do; 6  Is it Illogical to Work toward a World without Nuclear Weapons?; Final Thoughts; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Concern about the threat posed by nuclear weapons has preoccupied the United States and presidents of the United States since the beginning of the nuclear era. Nuclear Security draws from papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Nuclear Society examining worldwide efforts to control nuclear weapons and ensure the safety of the nuclear enterprise of weapons and reactors against catastrophic accidents. The distinguished contributors, all known for their long-standing interest in getting better control of the threats posed by nuclear weapons and reactors, discuss what we can learn