An updated edition of ABC-CLIO's classic reference book on nuclear arms programs and proliferation in nations around the world.
Fully updated and revised since its initial publication, Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation, Second Edition explores all key issues related to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and efforts to curb them, from the U.S. atomic bomb project during World War II to current debates on nuclear terrorism, North Korea's nuclear test, and Iran's enrichment program.
Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation, Second Edition clarifies weapons-related policy debates from both U.S. and international perspectives, offering a detailed look at current technologies, arsenals, weapons tests, and nonproliferation efforts. Readers will find expert analysis of such crucial recent events as Libya's disarmament, the failed WMD search in Iraq, A.Q. Khan's nuclear technology black market, "dirty bombs," developments in North Korea and Iran, and the U.S. plan to aid India's nuclear program—plus recent progress (or lack thereof) on a range of treaties and initiatives.
Table of Contents:
Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Background and History
Early Scientific Developments
Military Uses of Nuclear Fission
U.S. Use of Atomic Weapons Against Imperials Japan
Early Efforts to Control Nuclear Weapons
Expanding the Nuclear Club and Weapon Arsenals
Renewed Efforts at Control Under Eisenhower
Development of Delivery Systems: Bombers, Missiles, and Submarines
Efforts to Halt Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Limited Test Ban Treaty
New Nuclear Powers and the Evolution of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Early 1970s: Détente and the Beginnings of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Arms Control
Efforts to Halt Horizontal Proliferation to New Countries
The Late 1970s and 1980s: From Arms-Racing to Negotiated Reductions
New Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: Iraq and North Korea
Successes in International Nonproliferation Efforts in the Early to Mid-1990s
New Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: The Late 1990s to March 2003
Post-Iraqi Invasion Nonproliferation Efforts
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Nuclear Weapons and Their Role During the Cold War
What Is the Role of Nuclear Weapons Today?
Are Nuclear Weapons Safe?
How Many Nuclear Weapons are "Enough"?
How Serious Is the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism?
Environmental and Health Effects of Nuclear Weapon Production
Why Haven't Nuclear Weapons Spread to More Countries?
The Debate on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Civilian Nuclear Energy Promotion Versus Nonproliferation Goals
Efforts to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
Final Considerations
References
Chapter 3: Special U.S. Issues
The Status of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Treaties and Verification
U.S. Missile Defenses and Efforts to Defend against Nuclear Attacks
Intelligence and Nuclear Nonproliferation and Counterproliferation
U.S. Policy toward New Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones
U.S. Public Opinion and Nuclear Weapons
Conclusion: U.S. Politics and Nonproliferation
References
Chapter 4: Chronology
Chapter 5: Biographical Sketches
Bethe, Hans
Bhabha, Homi Jehangir
Blix, Hans
Bohr, Niels
Caldicott, Helen Broinowski
ElBaradei, Mohamed
Fuchs, Klaus
Groves, General Leslie
Heisenberg, Werner
Khan, Abdul Qadeer
Kurchatov, Igor
Lawrence, Ernest
Nie Rongzhen, Marshal
Oppenheimer, J. Robert
Pauling, Linus
Rotblat, Joseph
Sakharov, Andrei
Strauss, Lewis L.
Szilard, Leo
Teller, Edward
Vanunu, Mordechai
Chapter 6: Facts, Data, and Documents
Facts
Nuclear Materials and Technologies
Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons: An Introductory Guide
Worldwide Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles
Nuclear Testing
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones
Documents
Letter from Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt
The U.S. Military Order to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan
Official U.S. Report on the Atomic Bomb's Effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Founding Document of the Nonproliferation Regime: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The U.S.-Russian Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (Moscow Treaty, 2001)
United Nations Resolution 1540 (2004)
UN Sanctions on North Korea for Nuclear Test (2006)
Chapter 7: Directory of Organizations
International Organizations
U.S. Government Agencies
Nongovernmental Organizations
Chapter 8: Print and Nonprint Resources
Print Resources
Books
Nuclear Weapons Issues: United States
Nuclear Weapons Programs: Worldwide
Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation: General Topics
Periodicals
Nonprint Resources
CD-ROM
DVDs and Videos
Websites
Glossary
Index
About the Authors
About the Author :
Sarah J. Diehl is senior editor at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA.
James Clay Moltz, PhD, is a research professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA, where he also teaches at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Review :
This work is recommended for public and academic libraries.
An essential one-stop resource on a timely subject; recommended for political science collections.
