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Nuclear Weapons, Scientists, and the Post-Cold War Challenge|Sidney D. Drell

Nuclear Weapons, Scientists, and the Post-Cold War Challenge : Selected Papers on Arms Control

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This volume includes a representative selection of Sidney Drell's recent writings and speeches (circa 1993 to the present) on public policy issues with substantial scientific components. Most of the writings deal with national security, nuclear weapons, and arms control and reflect the author's personal involvement in such issues dating back to 1960.Fifteen years after the demise of the Soviet Union, the gravest danger presented by nuclear weapons is the spread of advanced technology that may result in the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Of most concern would be their acquisition by hostile governments and terrorists who are unconstrained by accepted norms of civilized behavior. The current challenges are to prevent this from happening and, at the same time, to pursue aggressively the opportunity to escape from an outdated nuclear deterrence trap.

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  • ISBN-13: 9789812568960
  • ISBN-10: 9812568964
  • Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
  • Publish Date: January 2007
  • Page Count: 332

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