1st Edition
International Control of Tritium for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament
By Martin B. Kalinowski
Copyright 2004
256 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
256 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Tritium is used by all nuclear weapons states to increase the explosive yield of atomic bombs and to miniaturize them. However, this radioactive material has not yet been put under appropriate international control comparable to the nuclear safeguards applied for plutonium and uranium. It is a neglected material in efforts to control the spread and further development of nuclear weapons.... Read more
Dealing with the civilian/military ambivalence of tritium. Diversion path analysis. Verification of an international tritium control agreement. Technical assessment of an international tritium control agreement. Acknowledgements. Appendix A. World tritium facilities, inventories and production capabilities. Appendix B. Abbreviations. Subject Index.
Biography
Kalinowski\, Martin B.
