Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?
| AUTHOR | College, U. S. Army War; Institute, Strategic Studies; Sokolski, Henry D. |
| PUBLISHER | Lulu.com (01/18/2015) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
In 2009, the President of the United States spotlighted nuclear terrorism as one of the top threats to international security and launched an international effort to identify, secure, and dispose of global stocks of weapons-usable nuclear materials-namely highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium. Since that time, three nuclear security summits have been held, along with scores of studies and workshops (official and unofficial), drawing sustained high-level attention to the threat posed by these materials. However, little attention has been given to incidences where sensitive nuclear materials actually went missing. This volume seeks to correct this deficiency, examining incidences of material unaccounted for (MUF) arising from U.S. and South African nuclear weapons programs, plutonium gone missing from Japanese and British civilian production facilities, and a theft of highly enriched uranium from a U.S. military contractor in the 1960s that was used to help fuel Israel's nuclear weapons program.
Show More
Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781312846708
ISBN-10:
1312846704
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
More Product Details
Page Count:
204
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.47 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
0.67 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
In 2009, the President of the United States spotlighted nuclear terrorism as one of the top threats to international security and launched an international effort to identify, secure, and dispose of global stocks of weapons-usable nuclear materials-namely highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium. Since that time, three nuclear security summits have been held, along with scores of studies and workshops (official and unofficial), drawing sustained high-level attention to the threat posed by these materials. However, little attention has been given to incidences where sensitive nuclear materials actually went missing. This volume seeks to correct this deficiency, examining incidences of material unaccounted for (MUF) arising from U.S. and South African nuclear weapons programs, plutonium gone missing from Japanese and British civilian production facilities, and a theft of highly enriched uranium from a U.S. military contractor in the 1960s that was used to help fuel Israel's nuclear weapons program.
Show More
List Price $21.50
Your Price
$20.42
