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The critical vulnerabilities of civilian nuclear operations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The exploitation for peaceful purposes of nuclear knowledge and nuclear technology is inevitably connected to the exploitation of the same phenomena for military purposes.
Smith, Ron C.
core   +1 more source

Quel droit de la guerre pour l’OTAN? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
The debate which has been going on for many years now among governments of the member countries of NATO on the ratification of the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, signed in 1977, focusses mainly on the effects of such an instrument ...
Meyrowitz, Henri
core   +1 more source

Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program: Effectiveness of Occupational High‐Risk Management

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
Knut Ringen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early synapsids neurosensory diversity revealed by CT and synchrotron scanning

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Non‐mammaliaform synapsids (NMS) represent the closest relatives of today's mammals among the early amniotes. Exploring their brain and nervous system is key to understanding how mammals evolved. Here, using CT and Synchrotron scanning, we document for the first time three extreme cases of neurosensory and behavioral adaptations that probe ...
J. Benoit   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

International security regimes in preventing the spread of nuclear armaments and their global significance

open access: yesVojnotehnički Glasnik
Introduction/purpose: The paper provides an overview of international regimes and agreements that aimed to halt the spread of nuclear weapons. For each regime, its impact on nuclear weapons proliferation is presented, as well as its significance in ...
Srećko D. Ilić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential Use of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons in a Korean Context

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2022
This report explores the potential uses of low-yield nuclear weapons in the context of a possible conflict on the Korean Peninsula. It starts with a definition of low-yield weapons – typically, weapons with yields of ten kilotons or less that are ...
Eva Lisowski
doaj   +1 more source

Totem & Ore [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A feature documentary about the effects of Nuclear weapons & testing. In Australia, the tragedy of uranium exploration, mining and British atomic testing in 1950’s Aboriginal Australia. Starting at the Hiroshima bomb and ending at the nuclear meltdown in
Mandelberg, John
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To protect and preserve? Explaining the gap between structural and superficial racial equality regimes in North Atlantic Rim universities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
wiley   +1 more source

Prioritizing Feasible and Impactful Actions to Enable Secure AI Development and Use in Biology

open access: yesBiotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As artificial intelligence continues to enhance biological innovation, the potential for misuse must be addressed to fully unlock the potential societal benefits. While significant work has been done to evaluate general‐purpose AI and specialized biological design tools (BDTs) for biothreat creation risks, actionable steps to mitigate the risk
Josh Dettman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen Scientist: Frank von Hippel’s Adventures in Nuclear Arms Control: PART 2. Engaging with nuclear-weapons policy

open access: yesJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2020
This section covers von Hippel’s first engagement with nuclear-weapons issues, starting with a review of a US Secretary of Defense’s claim that a Soviet nuclear first strike on US nuclear weapons would kill only 15,000–25,000 people, through his efforts ...
Frank von Hippel, Tomoko Kurokawa
doaj   +1 more source

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