Nuclear Safeguards, Security and Nonproliferation - 9780750686730

Nuclear Safeguards, Security and NonproliferationAchieving Security with Technology and Policy\nAuthor(s): James Doyle\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780750686730, 978-0750686730\nSynopsis\nWith an increase of global security concerns over potential terrorist acts, the threat of WMDs, and increasing political issues with nations seeking nuclear capability, the need to track, detect, and safeguard nuclear material globally has never been greater. Nuclear Safeguards, Security and Nonproliferation is a comprehensive reference that covers cutting-edge technologies used to trace, track, and safeguard nuclear material. It is a contributed volume with sections contributed by scientists from leading institutions such as Los Alamos National Labs, Sandia National Labs, Pacific Northwest Nuclear Labs, and Texas A University, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. The book is divided int.