| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 316 p.) |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
1. Nuclear Confrontation. Dangers during the Cold War. Dangers from New Proliferation. The Threat of Anonymous Attack. Proponents of Proliferation -- 2. Introduction to the Technology. Requirements for Producing a Nuclear Weapon. Nuclear Physics. Sources of Uranium -- 3. Plutonium Production in Nuclear Reactors. Plutonium and Nuclear Weapons. Types of Nuclear Reactors. Reactor Construction by Less-Developed Nations. Chemical Reprocessing of Reactor Fuel. Proliferation Implications. The Threat of Plutonium Theft -- 4. Uranium Enrichment. Separative Work Unit. Electromagnetic Separation. Gaseous-Diffusion Enrichment. Centrifuge Enrichment. Aerodynamic Enrichment. Chemical Enrichment. Laser Separation. Combined Techniques |
| Summary |
Politics and technology intersect in the international effort to prevent nuclear proliferation. Written for scientists, policy makers, journalists, students, and concerned citizens, The Politics and Technology of Nuclear Proliferation makes a highly complex subject understandable. This comprehensive overview provides information about both the basic technologies and the political realities. Methods of producing weapon materials - plutonium and highly enriched uranium - as well as their use in bombs are described in detail, as is the generally successful international effort to prevent the spread of the ability to make nuclear weapons |
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In explaining the problems the world will face if nuclear weapons become generally available, Mozley summarizes and reviews the methods used to prevent proliferation and describes the status of those nations involved in trade in nuclear materials |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-308) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Nuclear nonproliferation.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Nuclear nonproliferation
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Proliferation Militär
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Kernwaffe
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Militärpolitik
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021694741 |
| ISBN |
9780295802534 |
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0295802537 |
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