03412nam 2200685Ia 450 991045079330332120200520144314.01-280-32609-30-203-28422-40-203-16832-1(CKB)1000000000250667(EBL)167578(OCoLC)252789074(SSID)ssj0000298915(PQKBManifestationID)11278318(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000298915(PQKBWorkID)10236141(PQKB)11148542(SSID)ssj0000173531(PQKBManifestationID)11181905(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173531(PQKBWorkID)10164187(PQKB)11615398(MiAaPQ)EBC167578(Au-PeEL)EBL167578(CaPaEBR)ebr10166080(CaONFJC)MIL32609(EXLCZ)99100000000025066719921228d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow nuclear weapons spread[electronic resource] nuclear-weapon proliferation in the 1990s /Frank BarnabyLondon ;New York Routledge19931 online resource (140 p.)Operational level of warDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-99177-5 0-415-07674-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-144) and index.BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE LINK BETWEEN PEACEFUL AND MILITARY NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES; 2 NUCLEAR POWER IN ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY; 3 THE PLUTONIUM ECONOMY AND HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUN; 4 THE COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR AND THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS; 5 NUCLEAR-WEAPON TESTING; 6 DISMANTLING NUCLEAR WEAPONS; 7 DISPOSING OF PLUTONIUM; 8 THE PROSPECTS FOR THE NUCLEAR ARSENALS; 9 INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME; 10 PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME; 11 ISRAEL'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME; 12 IRAQ'S NUCLEAR-WEAPON PROGRAMME; 13 NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME14 ARGENTINA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME15 BRAZIL'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME; 16 SOUTH AFRICA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME; 17 IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME; 18 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION TO SUB-NATIONAL GROUPS; 19 PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEPONS; 20 THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPON DELIVERY SYSTEMS; APPENDIX; REFERENCESIn How Nuclear Weapons Spread, Frank Barnaby examines the far-reaching effects - both beneficial and detrimental - of nuclear weapons. He looks in detail at the nuclear programmes of Third World countries, including India, Israel and Pakistan which have or could very rapidly acquire nuclear weapons, and assesses the nuclear capabilities of countries such as Iran, Iraq and North Korea. He also considers the alarming possibility that terrorists might obtain nuclear weapons, and considers methods of controlling their spread.Operational level of war.Nuclear nonproliferationNuclear weaponsElectronic books.Nuclear nonproliferation.Nuclear weapons.327.1/74Barnaby Frank93349MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450793303321How nuclear weapons spread1990501UNINA