Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422320808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Detecting smuggled nuclear weapons : hearing
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422320808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422320808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Detecting Smuggled Nuclear Weapons
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Detecting nuclear weapons and radiological materials : how effective is available technology? : joint hearing
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422320792
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422320792
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Detecting Nuclear Weapons and Radiological Materials
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on the Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Almighty
Author: Dan Zak
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069818923X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
**A Washington Post "Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016"** ON A TRANQUIL SUMMER NIGHT in July 2012, a trio of peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the “Fort Knox of Uranium,” Y-12 was supposedly one of the most secure sites in the world, a bastion of warhead parts and hundreds of tons of highly enriched uranium—enough to power thousands of nuclear bombs. The three activists—a house painter, a Vietnam War veteran, and an 82-year-old Catholic nun—penetrated the complex’s exterior with alarming ease; their strongest tools were two pairs of bolt cutters and three hammers. Once inside, these pacifists hung protest banners, spray-painted biblical messages, and streaked the walls with human blood. Then they waited to be arrested. WITH THE BREAK-IN and their symbolic actions, the activists hoped to draw attention to a costly military-industrial complex that stockpiles deadly nukes. But they also triggered a political and legal firestorm of urgent and troubling questions. What if they had been terrorists? Why do the United States and Russia continue to possess enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the world several times over? IN ALMIGHTY, WASHINGTON POST REPORTER Dan Zak answers these questions by reexamining America’s love-hate relationship to the bomb, from the race to achieve atomic power before the Nazis did to the solemn 70th anniversary of Hiroshima. At a time of concern about proliferation in such nations as Iran and North Korea, the U.S. arsenal is plagued by its own security problems. This life-or-death quandary is unraveled in Zak’s eye-opening account, with a cast that includes the biophysicist who first educated the public on atomic energy, the prophet who predicted the creation of Oak Ridge, the generations of activists propelled into resistance by their faith, and the Washington bureaucrats and diplomats who are trying to keep the world safe. Part historical adventure, part courtroom drama, part moral thriller, Almighty reshapes the accepted narratives surrounding nuclear weapons and shows that our greatest modern-day threat remains a power we discovered long ago.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069818923X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
**A Washington Post "Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016"** ON A TRANQUIL SUMMER NIGHT in July 2012, a trio of peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the “Fort Knox of Uranium,” Y-12 was supposedly one of the most secure sites in the world, a bastion of warhead parts and hundreds of tons of highly enriched uranium—enough to power thousands of nuclear bombs. The three activists—a house painter, a Vietnam War veteran, and an 82-year-old Catholic nun—penetrated the complex’s exterior with alarming ease; their strongest tools were two pairs of bolt cutters and three hammers. Once inside, these pacifists hung protest banners, spray-painted biblical messages, and streaked the walls with human blood. Then they waited to be arrested. WITH THE BREAK-IN and their symbolic actions, the activists hoped to draw attention to a costly military-industrial complex that stockpiles deadly nukes. But they also triggered a political and legal firestorm of urgent and troubling questions. What if they had been terrorists? Why do the United States and Russia continue to possess enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the world several times over? IN ALMIGHTY, WASHINGTON POST REPORTER Dan Zak answers these questions by reexamining America’s love-hate relationship to the bomb, from the race to achieve atomic power before the Nazis did to the solemn 70th anniversary of Hiroshima. At a time of concern about proliferation in such nations as Iran and North Korea, the U.S. arsenal is plagued by its own security problems. This life-or-death quandary is unraveled in Zak’s eye-opening account, with a cast that includes the biophysicist who first educated the public on atomic energy, the prophet who predicted the creation of Oak Ridge, the generations of activists propelled into resistance by their faith, and the Washington bureaucrats and diplomats who are trying to keep the world safe. Part historical adventure, part courtroom drama, part moral thriller, Almighty reshapes the accepted narratives surrounding nuclear weapons and shows that our greatest modern-day threat remains a power we discovered long ago.
Trends in illicit movement of nuclear materials : hearing
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422324028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422324028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE..., JANUARY 2, 2007, 109-2 HOUSE REPORT 109-741
Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Homeland Security
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
107-2 Hearings: Department of Defense Authorization For Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2003, S. Hrg. 107-696, Part 7, March 7, 13, 20; April 10, 11, 2002, *
Dirty Bombs and Basement Nukes
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dirty bombs
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dirty bombs
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description