Global Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation after 9/11 [PDF]
, 2011 Arguably, the more likely route by which terrorists might gain access to nuclear or other WMD capabilities is not through the possible collaboration between ‘rogue states’ and terrorist groups but through theft from improperly-secured sites in countries ...
Litwak, Robert S.
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Flaws in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as shown by Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom, Marshall Islands v. Pakistan, Marshall Islands v. India [PDF]
, 2020 The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) amongst its goals included both non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear disarmament. The cases Marshall Islands v. United Kingdom, Marshall Islands v.
Ščipčinska, Anna Elga
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Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons: Military effectiveness and collateral effects [PDF]
arXiv, 2005 The paper begins with a general introduction and update to Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons (FGNW), and then addresses some particularly important military aspects on which there has been only limited public discussion so far. These aspects concern the unique military characteristics of FGNWs which make them radically different from both nuclear ...
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Rapid imaging of special nuclear materials for nuclear non-proliferation and terrorism prevention [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 We introduce a novel technique, neutron-gamma emission tomography (NGET), for rapid detection, 3D imaging, and characterization of special nuclear materials like weapons grade plutonium and uranium. The technique is adapted from fundamental nuclear physics research and represents a paradigm shift in the approach to detection and imaging of small ...
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Lessons from Nuclear Reversal: Why States Reverse Ballistic Missile Policy [PDF]
, 2010 Nuclear reversal is the decision by a state, which has a nuclear weapon or the technical capabilities to produce a nuclear weapon, to give up their nuclear weapons program.
Mellen, Cyndi
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Strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime: achieving nuclear-free zone in the Middle East
Вопросы управленияIntroduction. The article is devoted to the problem of building a dialogue between nuclear and non-nuclear states of the Middle East with the aim to reach an agreement on a nuclear-free zone in the region as a measure to preserve the nuclear non ...
Tatiana V. Verbitskaya
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A nuclear weapon is a device that uses a nuclear reaction to create an explosion. This explosion is much more powerful than that of conventional explosives (like TNT).
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Pakistan's Nuclear Program: The Context
Policy Perspectives, 2016 The main driver of Pakistan's nuclear weapon program is existing military threat emanating from India's conventional and nuclear military capabilities.
Khalid Iqbal
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A comparison of delayed radiobiological effects of depleted-uranium munitions versus fourth-generation nuclear weapons [PDF]
arXiv, 2002 It is shown that the radiological burden due to the battlefield use of circa 400 tons of depleted-uranium munitions in Iraq (and of about 40 tons in Yugoslavia) is comparable to that arising from the hypothetical battle-field use of more than 600 kt (respectively 60 kt) of high-explosive equivalent pure-fusion fourth-generation nuclear weapons ...
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Nuclear Weapon Reliability Evaluation Methodology
, 2002 This document provides an overview of those activities that are normally performed by Sandia National Laboratories to provide nuclear weapon reliability evaluations for the Department of Energy.
D. L. Wright, R. Bierbaum
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