Unmaking the Bomb: A Fissile Material Approach to Nuclear by Harold A. Feiveson,Alexander Glaser,Zia Mian,Frank N. von PDF

By Harold A. Feiveson,Alexander Glaser,Zia Mian,Frank N. von Hippel

ISBN-10: 0262027747

ISBN-13: 9780262027748

ISBN-10: 0262529726

ISBN-13: 9780262529723

Achieving nuclear disarmament, preventing nuclear proliferation, and fighting nuclear terrorism are one of the most important demanding situations dealing with the area this present day. Unmaking the Bomb proposes a brand new method of attaining those long-held objectives. instead of contemplating them as separate concerns, the authors -- physicists and specialists on nuclear protection -- argue that each one 3 of those objectives may be understood and discovered jointly if we specialize in the creation, stockpiling, and disposal of plutonium and hugely enriched uranium -- the fissile fabrics which are the major elements used to make nuclear guns. The authors describe the background, construction, nationwide stockpiles, and present army and civilian makes use of of plutonium and hugely enriched uranium, and suggest guidelines aimed toward lowering and finally taking out those fissile fabrics around the globe. those contain an finish to the creation of hugely enriched uranium and plutonium for guns, an finish to their use as reactor fuels, and the validated removal of all nationwide stockpiles.

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