To avoid catastrophe: a study in future nuclear weapons policy. [10 papers]
- ed.
The following topics are discussed: an unfinished history of the atomic age; the United States-Soviet Union arms competition; the competitive character of the nuclear policies in these countries; the proliferation of nuclear reactors and weapons; the method for acquiring the materials for the construction of bombs; the state of nuclear technology globally; energy and the conquest of fear; the merits of nuclear power for the generation of electric power; scenarios of disaster and hope; nuclear war comes to the Middle East; sabotage at a nuclear power plant; holocaust by accident; facts, morals, and the bomb; and what can be done: some practical steps. Actions which can be taken to reduce the likelihood of the fictional scenarios actually occurring are summarized. (MCW)
- OSTI ID:
- 5341550
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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