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Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: A Reference Handbook de Sarah J. Diehl

Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: A Reference Handbook: Contemporary World Issues

Autor Sarah J. Diehl, James Clay Moltz
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 8 aug 2007 – vârsta până la 17 ani
An updated edition of ABC-CLIO's classic reference book on nuclear arms programs and proliferation in nations around the world.Fully updated and revised since its initial publication, Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation, Second Edition explores all key issues related to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and efforts to curb them, from the U.S. atomic bomb project during World War II to current debates on nuclear terrorism, North Korea's nuclear test, and Iran's enrichment program.Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation, Second Edition clarifies weapons-related policy debates from both U.S. and international perspectives, offering a detailed look at current technologies, arsenals, weapons tests, and nonproliferation efforts. Readers will find expert analysis of such crucial recent events as Libya's disarmament, the failed WMD search in Iraq, A.Q. Khan's nuclear technology black market, "dirty bombs," developments in North Korea and Iran, and the U.S. plan to aid India's nuclear program-plus recent progress (or lack thereof) on a range of treaties and initiatives.
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ISBN-13: 9781598840711
ISBN-10: 1598840711
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria Contemporary World Issues

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Primary documents include an excerpt from the 1945 U.S. report on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the text of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and the UN resolution sanctioning North Korea for its nuclear test

Notă biografică

Sarah J. Diehl is senior editor at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA. James Clay Moltz, PhD, is a research professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, where he also teaches at the Naval Postgraduate School.

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Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: A Reference Handbook, Second EditionTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Background and HistoryEarly Scientific DevelopmentsMilitary Uses of Nuclear FissionU.S. Use of Atomic Weapons Against Imperials JapanEarly Efforts to Control Nuclear WeaponsExpanding the Nuclear Club and Weapon ArsenalsRenewed Efforts at Control Under EisenhowerDevelopment of Delivery Systems: Bombers, Missiles, and SubmarinesEfforts to Halt Atmospheric Nuclear TestingThe Cuban Missile Crisis and the Limited Test Ban TreatyNew Nuclear Powers and the Evolution of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyThe Early 1970s: Détente and the Beginnings of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Arms ControlEfforts to Halt Horizontal Proliferation to New CountriesThe Late 1970s and 1980s: From Arms-Racing to Negotiated ReductionsNew Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: Iraq and North KoreaSuccesses in International Nonproliferation Efforts in the Early to Mid-1990sNew Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: The Late 1990s to March 2003Post-Iraqi Invasion Nonproliferation EffortsConclusionReferencesChapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsNuclear Weapons and Their Role During the Cold WarWhat Is the Role of Nuclear Weapons Today?Are Nuclear Weapons Safe?How Many Nuclear Weapons are "Enough"?How Serious Is the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism?Environmental and Health Effects of Nuclear Weapon ProductionWhy Haven't Nuclear Weapons Spread to More Countries?The Debate on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyCivilian Nuclear Energy Promotion Versus Nonproliferation GoalsEfforts to Eliminate Nuclear WeaponsFinal ConsiderationsReferencesChapter 3: Special U.S. IssuesThe Status of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons ComplexU.S. Nuclear Weapons PolicyTreaties and Verification U.S. Missile Defenses and Efforts to Defend against Nuclear AttacksIntelligence and Nuclear Nonproliferation and CounterproliferationU.S. Policy toward New Nuclear-Weapon-Free ZonesU.S. Public Opinion and Nuclear WeaponsConclusion: U.S. Politics and NonproliferationReferencesChapter 4: ChronologyChapter 5: Biographical SketchesBethe, HansBhabha, Homi JehangirBlix, HansBohr, NielsCaldicott, Helen BroinowskiElBaradei, MohamedFuchs, KlausGroves, General LeslieHeisenberg, WernerKhan, Abdul QadeerKurchatov, IgorLawrence, ErnestNie Rongzhen, MarshalOppenheimer, J. RobertPauling, LinusRotblat, JosephSakharov, AndreiStrauss, Lewis L.Szilard, LeoTeller, EdwardVanunu, MordechaiChapter 6: Facts, Data, and DocumentsFactsNuclear Materials and TechnologiesNuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons: An Introductory GuideWorldwide Nuclear Weapon StockpilesNuclear TestingNuclear-Weapon-Free ZonesDocumentsLetter from Albert Einstein to President RooseveltThe U.S. Military Order to Drop the Atomic Bomb on JapanOfficial U.S. Report on the Atomic Bomb's Effects in Hiroshima and NagasakiThe Founding Document of the Nonproliferation Regime: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyThe U.S.-Russian Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (Moscow Treaty, 2001)United Nations Resolution 1540 (2004)UN Sanctions on North Korea for Nuclear Test (2006)Chapter 7: Directory of OrganizationsInternational OrganizationsU.S. Government AgenciesNongovernmental OrganizationsChapter 8: Print and Nonprint ResourcesPrint ResourcesBooksNuclear Weapons Issues: United StatesNuclear Weapons Programs: WorldwideNuclear Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation: General TopicsPeriodicalsNonprint ResourcesCD-ROMDVDs and VideosWebsitesGlossaryIndexAbout the Authors

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This work is recommended for public and academic libraries.
An essential one-stop resource on a timely subject; recommended for political science collections.