Tracing the Steps in Nuclear Material Trafficking. Gabriele Rennie.
by Rennie, Gabriele; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 65Science. Publisher: Science & Technology Review, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Forensic scientist | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Forensic Science Center | Nuclear arms control | Nuclear smuggling | Nuclear terrorism | Nuclear weapons | Terrorism -- Prevention | Weapons of mass destructionDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The nuclear threat during the Cold War came from known adversaries, and a great concern for U.S. national security was that countries possessing a nuclear arsenal might use these weapons in a time of international crisis or by accident. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the increase in terrorism have given rise to new threats and adversaries. Today [2005], the U.S. must prevent terrorists from acquiring not only nuclear weapons but also the materials that can be used to make such weapons, including fuel for nuclear power plants and radioactive materials intended for medical use." (SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REVIEW) This article describes the methods scientists use to track nuclear material.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Tracing the Steps in Nuclear Material Trafficking, March 2005; pp. 14-21.
"The nuclear threat during the Cold War came from known adversaries, and a great concern for U.S. national security was that countries possessing a nuclear arsenal might use these weapons in a time of international crisis or by accident. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the increase in terrorism have given rise to new threats and adversaries. Today [2005], the U.S. must prevent terrorists from acquiring not only nuclear weapons but also the materials that can be used to make such weapons, including fuel for nuclear power plants and radioactive materials intended for medical use." (SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REVIEW) This article describes the methods scientists use to track nuclear material.
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