Proliferation, Plutonium and Policy. Institutional and Technological Impediments to Nuclear Weapons Propagation

Content: 
Pergamon Titles of Related Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Foreword, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xv
Acknowledgments, Page xvii
List of Tables, Pages xix-xxi
List of Figures, Pages xxiii-xxiv
1 - Nuclear Agony: A Perspective About Nuclear Weapons and Their Proliferation, Pages 1-41
2 - Technology to Impede Proliferation, Pages 43-119
3 - Impact of Denatured Plutonium Upon Worldwide Reactor Operation, Pages 121-146
4 - Policy Ramifications, Pages 147-181
CONCLUSIONS, Pages 185-198
APPENDIX A - CRITICAL MASS CURVES, Pages 201-211
APPENDIX B - FUEL CYCLE WORK SHEETS, Pages 213-218
APPENDIX C - DENATURANT LOGISTICS, Pages 219-241
APPENDIX D - WEAKNESSES OF VARIOUS ANTIPROLIFERATION METHODS, Pages 243-251
APPENDIX E - COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIPROLIFERATION METHODS, Pages 253-262
APPENDIX F - DIFFERENCES IN INTERPRETATION OR EMPHASIS, Pages 263-281
APPENDIX G - A SYNOPSIS OF THE 1970 TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, Pages 283-284
APPENDIX H - RADIATION HEATING AND PREDETONATION SUPPLEMENT, Pages 285-286
APPENDIX I - DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, Pages 287-289
APPENDIX J - STATEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC FORUM, Pages 291-293
APPENDIX K - SUMMARY OF THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION ACT OF 1978, Pages 295-296
APPENDIX L - TECHNICAL FACTORS AFFFECTING EXPLOSIVE-YIELD OF PLUTONIUM, Pages 297-329
APPENDIX M - RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL POLICY PAPER, Pages 331-334
Glossary, Pages 335-340
Acronyms and Abbreviations, Pages 341-342
References, Pages 343-353
Index, Pages 355-359
About the Author, Page 361
Pergamon Policy Studies, Page ibc1