Barnaby How Nuclear Weapons Spread

Nuclear-Weapon Proliferation in the 1990s
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-134-90184-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten

In How Nuclear Weapons Spread, Frank Barnaby examines the far-reaching effects - both beneficial and detrimental - of nuclear weapons. He looks in detail at the nuclear programmes of Third World countries, including India, Israel and Pakistan which have or could very rapidly acquire nuclear weapons, and assesses the nuclear capabilities of countries such as Iran, Iraq and North Korea. He also considers the alarming possibility that terrorists might obtain nuclear weapons, and considers methods of controlling their spread.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnaby, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Link Between Peaceful and Military Nuclear Programmes 2. Nuclear Power in Electrical Energy Supply 3. The Plutonium Economy and Highly Enriched Uranium 4. The Components of Nuclear and Thermonuclear Weapons 5. Nuclear-Weapon Testing 6. Dismantling Nuclear Weapons 7. Disposing of Plutonium 8. The Prospects for the Nuclear Arsenals 9. India's Nuclear Programme 10. Pakistan's Nuclear Programme 11. Israel's Nuclear Programme 12. Iraq's Nuclear-Weapon Programme 13. North Korea's Nuclear Programme 14. Argentina's Nuclear Programme 15. Brazil's Nuclear Programme 16. South Africa's Nuclear Programme 17. Iran's Nuclear Programme 18. Nuclear Proliferation to Sub-National Groups 19. Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons 20. The Proliferation of Nuclear-Weapon Delivery Systems