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  • Unmaking the Bomb: A Fissile Material Approach to Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation
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  • Harold A. Feiveson
  • 2014
  • Published by: The MIT Press
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Achieving nuclear disarmament, stopping nuclear proliferation, and preventing nuclear terrorism are among the most critical challenges facing the world today. Unmaking the Bomb proposes a new approach to reaching these long-held goals. Rather than considering them as separate issues, the authors -- physicists and experts on nuclear security -- argue that all three of these goals can be understood and realized together if we focus on the production, stockpiling, and disposal of plutonium and highly enriched uranium -- the fissile materials that are the key ingredients used to make nuclear weapons. The authors describe the history, production, national stockpiles, and current military and civilian uses of plutonium and highly enriched uranium, and propose policies aimed at reducing and eventually eliminating these fissile materials worldwide. These include an end to the production of highly enriched uranium and plutonium for weapons, an end to their use as reactor fuels, and the verified elimination of all national stockpiles.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Quotes
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  1. Contents
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-xi
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  1. Map of enrichment and reprocessing facilities worldwide
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  1. 1. Introduction
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. I How the Nuclear World Emerged
  1. 2. Production, Uses, and Stocks of Fissile Materials
  2. pp. 21-42
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  1. 3. The History of Fissile Material Production for Weapons
  2. pp. 43-68
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  1. 4. The Global Stockpile of Fissile Material
  2. pp. 69-84
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  1. II Breaking the Nuclear Energy-Weapons Link
  1. 5. Fissile Materials, Nuclear Power, and Nuclear Proliferation
  2. pp. 87-106
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  1. 6. Ending the Separation of Plutonium
  2. pp. 107-124
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  1. 7. Ending the Use of HEU as a Reactor Fuel
  2. pp. 125-140
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  1. III Eliminating Fissile Materials
  1. 8. Ending Production of Fissile Materials for Weapons
  2. pp. 143-158
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  1. 9. Disposal of Fissile Materials
  2. pp. 159-172
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  1. 10. Conclusion: Unmaking the Bomb
  2. pp. 173-184
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  1. Appendix 1: Enrichment Plants
  2. pp. 185-186
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  1. Appendix 2: Reprocessing Plants
  2. pp. 187-188
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 189-232
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 233-242
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 243-262
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 263-277
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