| Nuclear Security: The Problems and the Road Ahead Contributor(s): Shultz, George P. (Author), Drell, Sidney D. (Author), Kissinger, Henry a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817918051 ISBN-13: 9780817918057 Publisher: Hoover Institution Press OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare |
| Dewey: 327.174 |
| LCCN: 2015509891 |
| Series: Hoover Institution Press Publication (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.25 lbs) 71 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Concern about the threat posed by nuclear weapons has preoccupied the United States and presidents of the United States since the beginning of the nuclear era. Nuclear Security draws from papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Nuclear Society examining worldwide efforts to control nuclear weapons and ensure the safety of the nuclear enterprise of weapons and reactors against catastrophic accidents. The distinguished contributors, all known for their long-standing interest in getting better control of the threats posed by nuclear weapons and reactors, discuss what we can learn from past successes and failures and attempt to identify the key ingredients for a road ahead that can lead us toward a world free of nuclear weapons. The authors review historical efforts to deal with the challenge of nuclear weapons, with a focus on the momentous arms control negotiations between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. They offer specific recommendations for reducing risks that should be adopted by the nuclear enterprise, both military and civilian, in the United States and abroad. Since the risks posed by the nuclear enterprise are so high, they conclude, no reasonable effort should be spared to ensure safety and security. |