Nuclear security : the nexus among science, technology and policy / Michael Nacht, Michael Frank, Stanley Prussin.

This textbook is the first comprehensive and systematic account of the science, technology and policy issues associated with nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. Throughout their account of the evolution of nuclear policy, from its origin to the early Trump presidency, the authors interweave clear te...

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Main Authors: Nacht, Michael (Author), Frank, Michael (Author), Prussin, Stanley, G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Early days
  • Chapter 2: Postwar expansion (1946-1968)
  • Chapter 3: The problem of nuclear proliferation
  • Chapter 4: Technical, political and strategic evolution of deterrence and arms control
  • Chapter 5: Technical, political and strategic evolution of deterrence and arms control
  • Chapter 6: The second nuclear age (1992- present)
  • Chapter 7: Contemporary issues
  • Conclusion.