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Nuclear terrorism and global security : the challenge of phasing out highly enriched uranium / / edited by Alan J. Kuperman



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Titolo: Nuclear terrorism and global security : the challenge of phasing out highly enriched uranium / / edited by Alan J. Kuperman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 363.325/5
Soggetto topico: Uranium industry - Security measures
Highly enriched uranium - Government policy
Uranium enrichment - Government policy
Terrorism - Prevention
Security, International
Classificazione: POL035000POL011010POL011000
Altri autori: KupermanAlan J  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 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.
Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
Titolo autorizzato: Nuclear terrorism and global security  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-203-07390-8
1-299-48279-1
1-135-10586-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779682403321
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Serie: Routledge global security studies.
Radiation source use and replacement [[electronic resource] ] : abbreviated version / / Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Nuclear terrorism and global security : the challenge of phasing out highly enriched uranium / / edited by Alan J. Kuperman
Radiation source use and replacement [[electronic resource] ] : abbreviated version / / Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Nuclear terrorism and global security : the challenge of phasing out highly enriched uranium / / edited by Alan J. Kuperman
Radiation source use and replacement [[electronic resource] ] : abbreviated version / / Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies