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- Nuclear Power and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons: Can We Have One without the Other?
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
In the wake of California’s energy crisis, policymakers’ rush to satisfy growing demand requirements may run the risk of naively ignoring the larger issues and dangers associated with increased reliance on nuclear power. A connection between national nuclear power programs and nuclear proliferation can be found in the strategic initiatives of North Korea, Iraq, Iran, India, and Pakistan.
In response to this threat, the Nuclear Control Institute has assembled a consortium of experts to underscore the connection that exists between nuclear power and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. They evaluated proliferation risks and proposed viable alternative energy sources. This volume includes the analysis of such respected thinkers as Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Rhodes; Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.); Amory Lovins, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute; and Amb. Robert Galucci, dean of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
In response to this threat, the Nuclear Control Institute has assembled a consortium of experts to underscore the connection that exists between nuclear power and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. They evaluated proliferation risks and proposed viable alternative energy sources. This volume includes the analysis of such respected thinkers as Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Rhodes; Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.); Amory Lovins, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute; and Amb. Robert Galucci, dean of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. xi-xii
- List of Tables
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Part I: How Essential Is Nuclear Power?
- 4. Nuclear Power and Proliferation
- pp. 57-68
- 7. A World with, or without, Nuclear Power?
- pp. 123-140
- Part II: Can Nuclear Power Be Made Proliferation-Resistant and Free of Long-Lived Wastes?
- 10. The Limits of Technical Fixes
- pp. 167-183
- Part III: The Role of Nuclear Power in the Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons
- Part IV: Three Closing Views
- 15. An Industralist’s View
- pp. 225-228
- 16. An Arms Controller’s View
- pp. 229-232
- 17. A Historian’s View
- pp. 233-234
- Appendixes
- pp. 235-286
- Bibliography
- pp. 313-332
- About the Contributors and Editors
- pp. 333-340
Additional Information
ISBN
9781612342276
Related ISBN(s)
9781574884951
MARC Record
OCLC
755591705
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No