William C. (Hrsg.) Potter

The Global Politics of Combating Nuclear Terrorism

A Supply-Side Approach

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The most difficult challenge for a terrorist organization seeking to build a nuclear weapon or improvised nuclear device is obtaining fissile material, either plutonium or highly enriched uranium (HEU). Experts acknowledge that obtaining HEU, uranium that has been processed to increase the proportion of the U-235 isotope to over 20%, is the most difficult challenge facing a state or non-state actor seeking to build a nuclear explosive. The large stocks of HEU in civilian use, many not adequately protected, are thus one of the greatest security risks facing the global community at present. This book contains chapters examining the various uses… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Hansell, Cristina (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-317-98960-8
EAN: 9781317989608
Produktnummer: 31862578
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 200 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'238 KB

Über den Autor

William C. Potter is Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.Cristina-Astrid Hansell is Director of the Newly Independent States Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.