Abdus Salam: A Reappraisal. Part II Salam's Part in the Pakistani Nuclear Weapon Programme [PDF]
arXiv, 2011 Salam's biographies claim that he was opposed to Pakistan's nuclear weapon programme. This is somewhat strange given that he was the senior Science Advisor to the Pakistan government for at least some of the period between 1972 when the programme was initiated and 1998 when a successful nuclear weapon test was carried out.
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The critical vulnerabilities of civilian nuclear operations [PDF]
, 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.
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From the lab to the battlefield? Nanotechnology and fourth generation nuclear weapons [PDF]
Disarmament Diplomacy, No. 67 (October-November 2002) 3-6, 2005 The paper addresses some major implications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) engineering and nanotechnology for the improvement of existing types of nuclear weapons, and the development of more robust versions of these weapons, as well as for the development of fourth generations nuclear weapons in which nanotechnology will play an essential ...
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An Unexpected Threat: How a Short Stretch of the Northern New York Border with Canada Could Provide a New Avenue for Terrorist Attacks [PDF]
, 2014 Al Qaeda and many other terrorist groups have openly stated their intentions to acquire and use some form of nuclear device in an attack on the United States.
Myers, Zachary
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Tackling the "Gremlins Paradox" : Autonomous Hot Swap Healing Protocol for Chronic Performance Problem Aversion in On-board Mission Critical Systems for Lethal Autonomous Weapons [PDF]
arXiv, 2014 This paper gives insights into the issue of Chronic Performance Problem Aversion in On-board Mission Critical Systems for Lethal Autonomous ...
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Development of Population Protective Procedures for a Radiological Event [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the execution of emergency preparedness procedures of the west central Ohio region during a radiological event.
Baker, Daniel A.
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The Likely Effect of a Radiological Dispersion Device [PDF]
, 2005 With the end of the Cold War, the political and strategic relationships that undergirded the global balance of power were shattered. The powers that held nation-states together, like the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and others largely disappeared ...
Rickert, Paul R
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Medieval (arrow) weapon injuries in contemporary surgical practice: Impaled posterior thoracic wall arrowhead leading to haemo-thorax: Management protocols. Case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2023 Shabhay A +4 more
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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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Nuclear safety policy working group recommendations on nuclear propulsion safety for the space exploration initiative [PDF]
An interagency Nuclear Safety Working Group (NSPWG) was chartered to recommend nuclear safety policy, requirements, and guidelines for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) nuclear propulsion program.
Bari, Robert A. +9 more
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