Nuclear Scholars Initiative : a collection of papers from the 2013 Nuclear Scholars Initiative /

The 2013 class of Nuclear Scholars, selected from a very competitive applicant pool, contained some of the best and brightest young professionals in the nuclear field. Drawn from graduate programs, the national labs, the civil service, and the U.S. military, these Nuclear Scholars participated in si...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anstey, Isabelle (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Weiner, Sarah (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Lanham, MD : Center for Strategic and International Studies ; Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Subjects:	Nuclear weapons > Congresses. Nuclear weapons > Government policy > Congresses. Nuclear weapons > Testing > Congresses. Nuclear nonproliferation > Congresses. Deterrence (Strategy) > Congresses. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. Deterrence (Strategy) Nuclear nonproliferation. Nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons > Government policy. Nuclear weapons > Testing. Electronic books. Conference proceedings.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

A gentleman's agreement / Isabelle Anstey
Beyond NewSTART : the IAEF initiative and the new dynamism of nuclear policy / Lee Aversano
Societal verification : past and present / Jessica Bufford
Climate change and the Middle East : a security perspective / Nilsu Goren
Russian strategic nuclear modernization (1991-2013) : capabilities and motivations / Jana Honkova
Failure to ignite : the absence of cascading nuclear proliferation / Graham W. Jenkins
The CTBT and the nuclear testing moratorium : technical perspectives and political challenges / Phyllis Ko
Squaring the circle? The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran, and the challenge of compliance / Rizwan Ladha
Arguing in perfect harmony : a search for order among U.S. nuclear force structure evaluation criteria / Jarret M. Lafleur
Potential LEU encumbrances and alternatives for the U.S. production of tritium for national security purposes / David K. Lartonoix
A better debate on nuclear disarmament / Adam Mount
Red lines or green lights? U.S. extended deterrence in Pacific maritime disputes / Mira Rapp-Hooper
Naval nuclear propulsion : a feasible proliferation pathway? / Alicia L. Swift
The zero straw man : a rhetorical analysis of nuclear policy proposals (2007-2009) / David Thomas
Test results : surveying U.S. responses to nuclear testing over time / Timothy J. Westmyer
The feasibility of uranium-233 as a proliferation pathway for nuclear aspirant states / Craig J. Wiener
Between the lines : the B61 life extension program / Lauren Wilson.