Technology and the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

ISBN-13: 9780198291701 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 384 str.

Richard Kokoski

Opis

This examination of the implementation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime focuses on critical developments, technological in particular, currently endangering the regime. Crucial technologies affecting nuclear weapon proliferation and their potential ramifications for the NPT regime as a whole are examined and potential policy options which could ameliorate or perhaps eliminate the resulting dangers are analyzed. Developments and problems raised by the nuclear programs in Iraq and North Korea receive special attention. The book contributes to the discussion and debate occurring in preparation for the 1995 NPT Extension and Review Conference.

Recenzje

... is a highly-illuminating account of how the spread of crucial technologies relevant for the prosecution of fissile materials could be used by nations or groups of individuals to make nuclear weapons ... Written in a reserved and understated style, this book is highly readable, clear, comprehensive, and it is an important examination of the concrete steps that are now being taken to prevent further nuclear proliferation. A balanced combination of physics and international relations, this should appeal to anyone who is interested in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons