Physics, Technology and the Nuclear Arms Race: Aip Conference Proceedings
Title | Physics, Technology and the Nuclear Arms Race: Aip Conference Proceedings PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Hafemeister |
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Pages | |
Release | 1983 |
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Physics, Technology, and the Nuclear Arms Race (APS Baltimore, 1983)
Title | Physics, Technology, and the Nuclear Arms Race (APS Baltimore, 1983) PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Hafemeister |
Publisher | |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | History |
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Physics and Nuclear Arms Today
Title | Physics and Nuclear Arms Today PDF eBook |
Author | David Hafemeister |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 1991-02-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780883186404 |
Physics and Nuclear Arms Today is a collection of the best articles written about the arms race which appeared in Physics Today between 1976 and 1989. The articles explore a wide variety of topical issues such as the effects of nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, offensive strategic weapons, defensive SDI or Star Wars weapons, nuclear nonproliferation and the social responsibility of scientists as well as a wide selection of articles which chronicle the history of nuclear weaponry. The authors also represent a broad spectrum of well known names in the physics community including Andrei Sakharov, Sidney Drell, Wolfgang Panofsky, Edward Teller, Frank von Hippel, Victor Weiskopf, and Freeman Dyson. Of interest to physicists interested in arms control issues, nuclear weapons, and international relations; science and defense policy makers.
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Title | Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 616 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Power resources |
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Military Technology, Armaments Dynamics and Disarmament
Title | Military Technology, Armaments Dynamics and Disarmament PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Gunter Brauch |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 623 |
Release | 1989-01-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1349102210 |
Verification
Title | Verification PDF eBook |
Author | Allan S. Krass |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2020-11-19 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1000200558 |
Originally published in 1985, the level of anxiety and suspicion between the USA and the USSR had rarely been higher. Many advocates of arms control believed that effective verification would reduce tensions and lessen the risk of war. This book analyses the two main issues of verification. One is technological: what are the present capabilities of various verification techniques and what is their potential? The devices and methods currently employed by the two major nuclear powers and by international organizations to monitor the compliance of states with arms control or disarmament treaties are examined. The second issue is political: how do US and Soviet approaches compare, what are the roles of domestic and bureaucratic politics, and on what criteria can a workable standard of adequacy be based? In short, how much is enough? Although the study concludes that a number of significant arms control measures can already be adequately verified, modern weapons are becoming more mobile and it is becoming easier to conceal them. There is a danger that the ability to hide weapons will outstrip the ability to find them. Verification cannot promise to detect all violations; a workable standard of adequacy in verification must derive from the ability to detect militarily significant violations.
Nuclear Proliferation and Terrorism in the Post-9/11 World
Title | Nuclear Proliferation and Terrorism in the Post-9/11 World PDF eBook |
Author | David Hafemeister |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 446 |
Release | 2016-03-29 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319253670 |
This book fills a clear gap in the literature for a technically-focused book covering nuclear proliferation and related issues post-9/11. Using a concept-led approach which serves a broad readership, it provides detailed overview of nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation and international nuclear policy. The author addresses topics including offensive and defensive missile systems, command and control, verification, weapon effects, and nuclear testing. A chronology of nuclear arms is presented including detailed discussion of the Cold War, proliferation, and arms control treaties. The book is tailored to courses on nuclear proliferation, and the general reader will also find it a fascinating introduction to the science and strategy behind international nuclear policy in the modern era.