Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation : a reference handbook /
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| Author / Creator: | Diehl, Sarah J. |
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| Imprint: | Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2002. |
| Description: | xv, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary world issues |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4788054 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. History of Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation
- Early Scientific Developments
- Military Uses of Nuclear Fission
- U.S. Use of Nuclear Weapons against Imperial 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 of 1970
- The Early 1970s: Detente and the Beginnings of 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 the Present
- Today's Nuclear Dilemma
- References and Further Reading
- 2. Issues and Controversies
- Nuclear Weapons and Their Role during the Cold War
- What Is the Role of Nuclear Weapons Today?
- Are Nuclear Weapons Safe?
- What Is the "Right" Number of Nuclear Weapons?
- Could Terrorists Acquire Nuclear Weapons and Bomb-Making Material?
- Environmental and Health Effects of Nuclear Weapon Production
- Why Haven't Nuclear Weapons Spread to More Countries?
- Missile Defenses and Efforts to Defend against Nuclear Attacks
- The Debate on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Efforts to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
- Final Considerations
- References and Further Reading
- 3. Chronology
- References and Further Reading
- 4. People and Events
- People
- Bhabha, Homi Jehangir (1909-1966)
- Caldicott, Helen Broinowski (1938-)
- Fuchs, Klaus (1911-1988)
- Khan, Abdul Qadeer (1936-)
- Kurchatov, Igor (1903-1960)
- Nie Rongzhen (1899-1992)
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert (1904-1967)
- Rotblat, Joseph (1908-)
- Sakharov, Andrei (1921-1989)
- Teller, Edward (1908-)
- Events
- U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: August 1945
- U.S. Test of First Thermonuclear (Hydrogen) Device, Mike: November 1, 1952
- Cuban Missile Crisis: October 1962
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: July 1968
- Nuclear Weapons Freeze Demonstration: June 12, 1982
- Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (November 1991-)
- Disclosure of South Africa's Dismantled Nuclear Weapon Program: March 24, 1993
- U.S.-North Korean Agreed Framework: October 21, 1994
- India and Pakistan Test Nuclear Weapons: May 1998
- 5. Facts and Documents
- Facts
- Nuclear Materials and Technologies
- Worldwide Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles
- Nuclear Testing
- Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones
- Radioactivity and Human Health
- The Cost of Nuclear Weapons
- Documents
- Letter from Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt
- Petition to President Truman from Scientists at the Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
- 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
- Agreements Reached at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference
- International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Nuclear Weapons
- Report of the Canberra Commission on Nuclear Disarmament
- U.S.-Russian Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (Moscow Treaty)
- 6. Organizations, Associations, and Governmental Agencies
- International Organizations
- U.S. Government Agencies
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- 7. Selected Print and Nonprint Resources
- Print Resources
- Books
- Selected Governmental and Nongovernmental Reports
- Periodicals
- Nonprint Resources
- CD-ROM
- Videos and Films
- Websites
- Glossary and Acronyms
- Index
- About the Authors