How nuclear weapons spread : nuclear-weapon proliferation in the 1990s /

Frank Barnaby examines the far-reaching effects - both beneficial and detrimental - of nuclear weapons, and looks in detail at the nuclear programmes of Third World countries, including India, Israel and Pakistan.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnaby, Frank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
Colección:Operational level of war.
Temas:
Nuclear nonproliferation.
Non-prolifération nucléaire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear weapons
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; THE LINK BETWEEN PEACEFUL AND MILITARY NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES; The nuclear fuel cycle; Uranium production; Uranium enrichment; Nuclear-power reactors; Reprocessing; NUCLEAR POWER IN ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY; THE PLUTONIUM ECONOMY AND HIGHLY-ENRICHED URANIUM; Civil use of highly-enriched uranium; The reprocessing of highly-enriched uranium spent reactor fuel elements; Use of highly-enriched uranium in nuclear weapons; The problems of reprocessing; THE COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR AND THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS; Implosion; Pre-detonation; Reactor-grade plutonium.

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