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Unmaking the Bomb : A Fissile Material Approach to Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation.
Title:
Unmaking the Bomb : A Fissile Material Approach to Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation.
Author:
Feiveson, Harold A.
ISBN:
9780262319188
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (296 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Map of enrichment and reprocessing facilities worldwide -- 1 Introduction -- I How the Nuclear World Emerged -- 2 Production, Uses, and Stocks of Fissile Materials -- 3 The History of Fissile Material Production for Weapons -- 4 The Global Stockpile of Fissile Material -- II Breaking the Nuclear Energy-Weapons Link -- 5 Fissile Materials, Nuclear Power, and Nuclear Proliferation -- 6 Ending the Separation of Plutonium -- 7 Ending the Use of HEU as a Reactor Fuel -- III Eliminating Fissile Materials -- 8 Ending Production of Fissile Materials for Weapons -- 9 Disposal of Fissile Materials -- 10 Conclusion: Unmaking the Bomb -- Appendix 1: Enrichment Plants -- Appendix 2: Reprocessing Plants -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
A new approach to nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, and the prevention of nuclear terrorism that focuses on controlling the production and stockpiling of nuclear materials.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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