{"product_id":"nuclear-terrorism-and-global-security-alan-j-kuperman-9780415660686","title":"Nuclear Terrorism and Global Security: The Challenge of Phasing Out Highly Enriched Uranium","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the prospects and challenges of a global phase-out of highly enriched uranium--and the risks of this material otherwise being used by terrorists to make atom bombs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerrorist groups, such as Al Qaeda, have demonstrated repeatedly that they seek to acquire nuclear weapons. Unbeknownst even to many security specialists, tons of bomb-grade uranium are trafficked legally each year for ostensibly peaceful purposes. If terrorists obtained even a tiny fraction of this bomb-grade uranium they could potentially construct a nuclear weapon like the one dropped on Hiroshima that killed tens of thousands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNuclear experts and policymakers have long known of this danger but - so far - have taken only marginal steps to address it. This volume begins by highlighting the lessons of past successes where bomb-grade uranium commerce has been eliminated, such as from Argentina's manufacture of medical isotopes. It then explores the major challenges that still lie ahead: for example, Russia's continued use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in dozens of nuclear facilities. Each of the book's thirteen case studies offers advice for reducing HEU in a specific sector. These insights are then amalgamated into nine concrete policy recommendations for U.S. and world leaders to promote a global phase-out of bomb-grade uranium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, global governance, international relations and security studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan J. Kuperman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415660688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415660686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Alan J. Kuperman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064942866687,"sku":"9780415660686","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcad9aaa-8881-4b9b-a77d-2981e4974295.jpg?v=1768672079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nuclear-terrorism-and-global-security-alan-j-kuperman-9780415660686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}