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From the Manhattan Project to Saddam Hussein's covert nuclear program, this title provides an overview of the world's nuclear weapons and the various attempts to control them.

This insightful reference work explores all key issues related to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and efforts to curb their development, from the start of the U.S. atomic bomb project during World War II to the current debates over the test ban treaty, missile defenses, and nuclear weapons dismantlement.

The book also provides a useful overview of a host of issues related to international nonproliferation treaties and regimes, as well as grassroots efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. There are short histories of the bomb-building programs of countries that have openly tested nuclear weapons (the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, and Pakistan), descriptions of the still-covert Israeli nuclear program, and information on countries seeking nuclear weapons today (Iraq, Iran, and North Korea).

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• Preface(p. xi)
• 1 History of Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation(p. 1)
• Early Scientific Developments(p. 1)
• Military Uses of Nuclear Fission(p. 3)
• U.S. Use of Nuclear Weapons against Imperial Japan(p. 4)
• Early Efforts to Control Nuclear Weapons(p. 6)
• Expanding the Nuclear Club and Weapon Arsenals(p. 7)
• Renewed Efforts at Control under Eisenhower(p. 8)
• Development of Delivery Systems: Bombers, Missiles, and Submarines(p. 9)
• Efforts to Halt Atmospheric Nuclear Testing(p. 10)
• The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Limited Test Ban Treaty(p. 11)
• New Nuclear Powers and the Evolution of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1970(p. 13)
• The Early 1970s: Detente and the Beginnings of U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Arms Control(p. 14)
• Efforts to Halt Horizontal Proliferation to New Countries(p. 15)
• The Late 1970s and 1980s: From Arms-Racing to Negotiated Reductions(p. 16)
• New Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: Iraq and North Korea(p. 18)
• Successes in International Nonproliferation Efforts in the Early to Mid-1990s(p. 20)
• New Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: The Late 1990s to the Present(p. 21)
• Today's Nuclear Dilemma(p. 23)
• References and Further Reading(p. 25)
• 2 Issues and Controversies(p. 27)
• Nuclear Weapons and Their Role during the Cold War(p. 28)
• What Is the Role of Nuclear Weapons Today?(p. 31)
• Are Nuclear Weapons Safe?(p. 32)
• What Is the "Right" Number of Nuclear Weapons?(p. 33)
• Could Terrorists Acquire Nuclear Weapons and Bomb-Making Material?(p. 36)
• Environmental and Health Effects of Nuclear Weapon Production(p. 39)
• Why Haven't Nuclear Weapons Spread to More Countries?(p. 41)
• Missile Defenses and Efforts to Defend against Nuclear Attacks(p. 43)
• The Debate on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty(p. 44)
• Efforts to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons(p. 46)
• Final Considerations(p. 50)
• References and Further Reading(p. 51)
• 3 Chronology(p. 53)
• References and Further Reading(p. 158)
• 4 People and Events(p. 161)
• People(p. 161)
• Bhabha, Homi Jehangir (1909-1966)(p. 161)
• Caldicott, Helen Broinowski (1938-)(p. 163)
• Fuchs, Klaus (1911-1988)(p. 164)
• Khan, Abdul Qadeer (1936-)(p. 165)
• Kurchatov, Igor (1903-1960)(p. 167)
• Nie Rongzhen (1899-1992)(p. 169)
• Oppenheimer, J. Robert (1904-1967)(p. 170)
• Rotblat, Joseph (1908-)(p. 172)
• Sakharov, Andrei (1921-1989)(p. 174)
• Teller, Edward (1908-)(p. 177)
• Events(p. 179)
• U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: August 1945(p. 179)
• U.S. Test of First Thermonuclear (Hydrogen) Device, Mike: November 1, 1952(p. 181)
• Cuban Missile Crisis: October 1962(p. 183)
• Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: July 1968(p. 184)
• Nuclear Weapons Freeze Demonstration: June 12, 1982(p. 187)
• Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (November 1991-)(p. 189)
• Disclosure of South Africa's Dismantled Nuclear Weapon Program: March 24, 1993(p. 190)
• U.S.-North Korean Agreed Framework: October 21, 1994(p. 192)
• India and Pakistan Test Nuclear Weapons: May 1998(p. 194)
• 5 Facts and Documents(p. 197)
• Facts(p. 198)
• Nuclear Materials and Technologies(p. 198)
• Worldwide Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles(p. 205)
• Nuclear Testing(p. 205)
• Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones(p. 207)
• Radioactivity and Human Health(p. 209)
• The Cost of Nuclear Weapons(p. 209)
• Documents(p. 213)
• Letter from Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt(p. 213)
• Petition to President Truman from Scientists at the Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory(p. 216)
• The U.S. Military Order to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan(p. 218)
• Official U.S. Report on the Atomic Bomb's Effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki(p. 219)
• The Founding Document of the Nonproliferation Regime(p. 226)
• Agreements Reached at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference(p. 233)
• International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Nuclear Weapons(p. 238)
• Report of the Canberra Commission on Nuclear Disarmament(p. 246)
• U.S.-Russian Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (Moscow Treaty)(p. 253)
• 6 Organizations, Associations, and Governmental Agencies(p. 257)
• International Organizations(p. 257)
• U.S. Government Agencies(p. 267)
• Nongovernmental Organizations(p. 275)
• 7 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources(p. 283)
• Print Resources(p. 283)
• Books(p. 283)
• Selected Governmental and Nongovernmental Reports(p. 309)
• Periodicals(p. 314)
• Nonprint Resources(p. 317)
• CD-ROM(p. 317)
• Videos and Films(p. 317)
• Websites(p. 325)
• Glossary and Acronyms(p. 337)
• Index(p. 345)
• About the Authors(p. 376)

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Library Journal Review

A revision of the 2002 edition, this guide offers six up-to-date, objectively composed chapters. Diehl (A Handbook of Nuclear Weapons) and Moltz (Preventing Nuclear Meltdown) provide a conscientious subject history, a record of past U.S. involvement, an overview of ethical debates, a chronological survey of events, relevant biographical sketches, and lucid definitions of nuclear technologies. Two concluding chapters provide an exhaustive list of international, federal, and nongovernmental nonproliferation organizations. An essential one-stop resource on a timely subject; recommended for political science collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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New titles in the Contemporary World Issues series address two important and related topics by providing background, chronologies, biographies, documents, and lists of organizations and resources.

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Sarah J. Diehl is a lawyer and senior editor at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA.

James Clay Moltz is associate director and research professor at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA.