Nuclear security : the problems and the road ahead / George P. Shultz [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shultz, George Pratt, 1920- author.

Shultz, George P., 1920-2021, author.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication Nuclear security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Technology.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

National security.

Security systems.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Support Plaque; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Reducing the Nuclear Threat; 2 Challenges to Maintaining Trust; 3 Nuclear Risk; 4 The Gipper's Guide to Negotiating; 5 What a Final Iran Deal Must Do; 6 Is it Illogical to Work toward a World without Nuclear Weapons?; Final Thoughts; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 30, 2014).

ISBN:

9780817918064

081791806X

9780817918088

0817918086

OCLC:

888349291