Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428949054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Safeguarding nuclear material that can be used in nuclear weapons is a primary national security concern of the United States and Russia. Terrorists and countries seeking nuclear weapons could use as little as 25 kilograms of highly enriched uranium or 8 kilograms of plutonium to build a nuclear weapon. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it is estimated that Russia inherited 603 metric tons of highly enriched uranium and plutonium in forms highly attractive to theft. This amount of material is enough to produce almost 40,000 nuclear bombs. The breakdown of Soviet-era control systems, coupled with social and economic deterioration within Russia, has increased the threat of this material's theft or diversion.
The First Reactor
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear physics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear physics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Nuclear nonproliferation security of Russia's nuclear material improving, further enhancements needed.
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428949054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Safeguarding nuclear material that can be used in nuclear weapons is a primary national security concern of the United States and Russia. Terrorists and countries seeking nuclear weapons could use as little as 25 kilograms of highly enriched uranium or 8 kilograms of plutonium to build a nuclear weapon. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it is estimated that Russia inherited 603 metric tons of highly enriched uranium and plutonium in forms highly attractive to theft. This amount of material is enough to produce almost 40,000 nuclear bombs. The breakdown of Soviet-era control systems, coupled with social and economic deterioration within Russia, has increased the threat of this material's theft or diversion.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428949054
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Safeguarding nuclear material that can be used in nuclear weapons is a primary national security concern of the United States and Russia. Terrorists and countries seeking nuclear weapons could use as little as 25 kilograms of highly enriched uranium or 8 kilograms of plutonium to build a nuclear weapon. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it is estimated that Russia inherited 603 metric tons of highly enriched uranium and plutonium in forms highly attractive to theft. This amount of material is enough to produce almost 40,000 nuclear bombs. The breakdown of Soviet-era control systems, coupled with social and economic deterioration within Russia, has increased the threat of this material's theft or diversion.
Transparency in Nuclear Warheads and Materials
Author: Nicholas Zarimpas
Publisher: Sipri Monograph
ISBN: 9780199252428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
These studies address the technical means and procedures for establishing transparency in nuclear warheads and materials in the nuclear weapons states.
Publisher: Sipri Monograph
ISBN: 9780199252428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
These studies address the technical means and procedures for establishing transparency in nuclear warheads and materials in the nuclear weapons states.
Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Author: Committee on International Security and Arms Control
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309518377
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
The debate about appropriate purposes and policies for U.S. nuclear weapons has been under way since the beginning of the nuclear age. With the end of the Cold War, the debate has entered a new phase, propelled by the post-Cold War transformations of the international political landscape. This volume--based on an exhaustive reexamination of issues addressed in The Future of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Relationship (NRC, 1991)--describes the state to which U.S. and Russian nuclear forces and policies have evolved since the Cold War ended. The book evaluates a regime of progressive constraints for future U.S. nuclear weapons policy that includes further reductions in nuclear forces, changes in nuclear operations to preserve deterrence but enhance operational safety, and measures to help prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. In addition, it examines the conditions and means by which comprehensive nuclear disarmament could become feasible and desirable.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309518377
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
The debate about appropriate purposes and policies for U.S. nuclear weapons has been under way since the beginning of the nuclear age. With the end of the Cold War, the debate has entered a new phase, propelled by the post-Cold War transformations of the international political landscape. This volume--based on an exhaustive reexamination of issues addressed in The Future of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Relationship (NRC, 1991)--describes the state to which U.S. and Russian nuclear forces and policies have evolved since the Cold War ended. The book evaluates a regime of progressive constraints for future U.S. nuclear weapons policy that includes further reductions in nuclear forces, changes in nuclear operations to preserve deterrence but enhance operational safety, and measures to help prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. In addition, it examines the conditions and means by which comprehensive nuclear disarmament could become feasible and desirable.
Assessing Russia's Decline
Author: Olga Oliker
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833033840
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
What challenges does today's Russia pose for the United States and the U.S. Air Force? If certain economic, military, social, and political negative trends in Russia continue, they may create a new set of dangers that might prove more real, and therefore more frightening, than the far-off specter of Russian attack ever was. In a number of scenarios, the U.S. Air Force is certain to be called upon for transportation and perhaps for various military missions in a very demanding environment.
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833033840
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
What challenges does today's Russia pose for the United States and the U.S. Air Force? If certain economic, military, social, and political negative trends in Russia continue, they may create a new set of dangers that might prove more real, and therefore more frightening, than the far-off specter of Russian attack ever was. In a number of scenarios, the U.S. Air Force is certain to be called upon for transportation and perhaps for various military missions in a very demanding environment.
Russia in Transition
Author: Frank Columbus
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590337608
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Historically, the United States and Russia have had an enigmatic relationship, and the decade since the end of the Cold War has not completely cleared the ambiguity between the two nations. Russia itself faces several problem areas in its ongoing transition from communism and the old Soviet government to democratic society. Among Russia's quandaries are the war with Chechnyan separatists, organised crime, government corruption, arms control, the emergence of free markets, and international relations with NATO and the UN. The start of the American-led war on terrorism has brought Russia even more into focus as a key ally in opposing insurgency and militants. This book studies the wide array of dilemmas facing Russia both domestically and internationally.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590337608
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Historically, the United States and Russia have had an enigmatic relationship, and the decade since the end of the Cold War has not completely cleared the ambiguity between the two nations. Russia itself faces several problem areas in its ongoing transition from communism and the old Soviet government to democratic society. Among Russia's quandaries are the war with Chechnyan separatists, organised crime, government corruption, arms control, the emergence of free markets, and international relations with NATO and the UN. The start of the American-led war on terrorism has brought Russia even more into focus as a key ally in opposing insurgency and militants. This book studies the wide array of dilemmas facing Russia both domestically and internationally.
The Report of the General Accounting Office on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Efforts to Help Other Countries Combat Nuclear Smuggling
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Preventing Nuclear Meltdown
Author: James Clay Moltz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351909088
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In this important volume, a group of leading US and Russian policy experts - drawing on extensive interviews with officials, facility personnel and analysts in Russia's regions - explores the intersecting problems of Russian nuclear insecurity and decentralization, including the growing influence of regional political and economic forces.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351909088
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In this important volume, a group of leading US and Russian policy experts - drawing on extensive interviews with officials, facility personnel and analysts in Russia's regions - explores the intersecting problems of Russian nuclear insecurity and decentralization, including the growing influence of regional political and economic forces.
Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004--H.R. 1588 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Full Committee Hearings on Authorization and Oversight, Hearings Held February 5, 12, 26, 27, March 4, 12, 12, 13, 20, 2003, April 1, May 1 and 2, 2003
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1652
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1652
Book Description