LEADER 03958oam 2200709I 450 001 9910828662503321 005 20240131150852.0 010 $a0-203-07390-8 010 $a1-299-48279-1 010 $a1-135-10586-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203073902 035 $a(CKB)2550000001020309 035 $a(EBL)1172912 035 $a(OCoLC)840478142 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000873743 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11455461 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873743 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10877703 035 $a(PQKB)10280685 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1172912 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1172912 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10690169 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL479529 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133258 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001020309 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNuclear terrorism and global security $ethe challenge of phasing out highly enriched uranium /$fedited by Alan J. Kuperman 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge global security studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-84762-3 311 $a0-415-66068-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Success stories -- pt. 3. Hopeful progress -- pt. 4. Stubborn civilian commerce -- pt. 5. Military challenges -- pt. 6. Ahead of the curve -- pt. 7. Conclusion. 330 $a"This book examines the prospects and challenges of a global phase-out of highly enriched uranium and the risks of this material otherwise being used by terrorists to make atom bombs. Terrorist groups, such as Al Qaeda, have demonstrated repeatedly that they seek to acquire nuclear weapons. Unbeknownst even to many security specialists, tons of bomb-grade uranium are trafficked legally each year for ostensibly peaceful purposes. If terrorists obtained even a tiny fraction of this bomb-grade uranium they could potentially construct a nuclear weapon like the one dropped on Hiroshima that killed tens of thousands. Nuclear experts and policymakers have long known of this danger but - so far - have taken only marginal steps to address it. This volume begins by highlighting the lessons of past successes where bomb-grade uranium commerce has been eliminated, such as from Argentina's manufacture of medical isotopes. It then explores the major challenges that still lie ahead: for example, Russia's continued use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in dozens of nuclear facilities. Each of the book's thirteen case studies offers advice for reducing HEU in a specific sector. These insights are then amalgamated into eight concrete policy recommendations for U.S. and world leaders to promote a global phase-out of bomb-grade uranium. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, global governance, international relations and security studies"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge global security studies. 606 $aUranium industry$xSecurity measures 606 $aHighly enriched uranium$xGovernment policy 606 $aUranium enrichment$xGovernment policy 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 606 $aSecurity, International 615 0$aUranium industry$xSecurity measures. 615 0$aHighly enriched uranium$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aUranium enrichment$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 676 $a363.325/5 686 $aPOL035000$aPOL011010$aPOL011000$2bisacsh 701 $aKuperman$b Alan J$0475951 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828662503321 996 $aNuclear terrorism and global security$94117414 997 $aUNINA