Nuclear weapons, scientists, and the post-Cold War challenge : selected papers on arms control / Sidney D. Drell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear terrorism.

Nuclear disarmament.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume includes a representative selection of Sidney Drell's recent writings and speeches (circa 1993 to the present) on public policy issues with substantial scientific components. Most of the writings deal with national security, nuclear weapons, and arms control and reflect the author's personal involvement in such issues dating back to 1960. Fifteen years after the demise of the Soviet Union, the gravest danger presented by nuclear weapons is the spread of advanced technology that may result in the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Of most concern would be their acquisition by hostile

Contents:

Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I My Involvement as a Scientist Working on Issues of National Security and Views on Scientists' Responsibilities and Ethical Dilemmas; CHAPTER II Issues Coming to the Fore Immediately Following the Collapse of the Soviet Union and the End of the Cold War; CHAPTER III At the End of the 20th Century: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Emergence of the New Terror of Biological and Chemical Weapons; CHAPTER IV New Challenges in the 21st Century: Escaping the Nuclear Deterrence Trap and Facing Terrorism

CHAPTER V Memorials to Four Colleagues who were Great Scientists and CitizensAFTERWORD:What Are Nuclear Weapons For?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611120931

9781281120939

1281120936

9789812706737

9812706739

OCLC:

476099209