Detection of nuclear weapons and materials / Pietro Egidi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Egidi, Pietro.

Series:

Weapons of mass destruction series.

Weapons of mass destruction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioactive substances--Detection.

Radioactive substances.

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Nuclear terrorism.

Radiation warning systems.

Nuclear nonproliferation--Government policy--United States.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear arms control--Verification.

Nuclear arms control.

Smuggling--Prevention.

Smuggling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Detection of nuclear weapons and special nuclear material (SNM) is crucial to thwarting nuclear proliferation and terrorism and to securing weapons and materials world-wide. This book emphasizes the ongoing improvement in detection capabilities which produce uncertainties for terrorists that will increase over time.

Contents:

Combating nuclear smuggling : DHS's Phase 3 Test Report on advanced portal monitors does not fully disclose the limitations of the test results / Government Accountability Office

Detection of nuclear weapons and materials : science, technologies, observations / Jonathan Medalia

The global nuclear detection architecture : issues for Congress / Dana A. Shea

Nuclear detection : preliminary observations on the domestic nuclear detection office's efforts to develop a global nuclear detection architecture / Government Accountability Office.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-337-5

OCLC:

739712851