Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Science, Technologies, Observations

By Jonathan Medalia

Detection of nuclear weapons and special nuclear material (SNM, certain types of uranium and plutonium) is crucial to thwarting nuclear proliferation and terrorism and to securing weapons and materials worldwide. Congress has funded a portfolio of detection R&D and acquisition programs, and has mandated inspection at foreign ports of all U.S.-bound cargo containers using two types of detection equipment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1288665695
• ISBN13: 9781288665693
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"