Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium; Executive Summary
Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1994. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. ix, [1], 31, [3] pages. Within the next decade, many thousands of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are slated to be retired as a result of nuclear arms reduction treaties and unilateral pledges. A hundred tons or more of plutonium and tons of highly enriched uranium will no longer be needed. The management and disposition of these fissile materials, the essential ingredients of nuclear weapons, pose urgent challenges for international security. This is the Executive Summary of the report which offers recommendations for all phases of the problem, from dismantlement of excess warheads, through intermediate storage of the fissile materials they contain, to ultimate disposition of the plutonium. The study was chaired by Dr. Wolfgang Panofsky. All members who took part in the study unanimously endorsed this report. The Committee on International Security and Arms Control focused on the substantial security risks posed by excess nuclear weapons and materials. The committee examined the stages in the reductions process, beginning with dismantlement of nuclear weapons, continuing through intermediate storage of the fissile materials from those weapons, and ending with long-term disposition of those materials. The committee focused specifically on the political and institutional context of these steps, both nationally and internationally. The committee attempted to evaluate the consequences of each step for enduring, stable nuclear arms reductions and for improving the prospects for nuclear nonproliferation. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Plutonium, Dismantlement, Fissile Materials, Intermediate Storage, Disposition, Nonproliferation, Arms Controlm Nuclear Materials, Long-term Storage
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