The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security

NOTE EDITORE

The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security provides a comprehensive examination of efforts to secure sensitive nuclear assets and mitigate the risk of nuclear terrorism and other non-state actor threats. It aims to provide the reader with a holistic understanding of nuclear security through exploring its legal, political, and technical dimensions at the international, national, and organizational levels. Recognizing there is no one-size-fits-all approach to nuclear security, the book explores fundamental elements and concepts in practice through a number of case studies which showcase how and why national and organizational approaches have diverged. Although focused on critiquing past and current activities, unexplored yet crucial aspects of nuclear security are also considered, and how gaps in international efforts might be filled. Contributors to the handbook are drawn from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds and experiences, to provide a wide range of perspectives on nuclear security issues and move beyond the Western narratives that have tended to dominate the debate.These include scholars from both developed and developing nuclear countries, as well as practitioners working in the field of nuclear security in an effort to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

SOMMARIO

1 - Nuclear Security2 - Overview of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials3 - The Interface between Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security4 - The Risk of Nuclear Terrorism5 - State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism6 - Cyber Threats and Nuclear Vulnerabilities7 - Insider Threats to Nuclear Security8 - The International Legal Basis of Nuclear Security9 - Evolution of Global Nuclear Security Governance10 - The United Nations Security Council and the 1540 Committee11 - The IAEA's Critical Role in Nuclear Security12 - US-Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction to Secure Nuclear Warheads13 - The Four Nuclear Security Summits14 - The Fundamentals of Physical Protection15 - Nuclear Security Culture16 - Nuclear Material Accounting and Control17 - Securing Nuclear Materials during Transport18 - Cyber Security for Nuclear Facilities19 - Radiological Source Security20 - Nuclear Security for Next-Generation Reactors21 - Addressing the Confidence Gap in the Security of Military Nuclear Materials22 - Nuclear Security for Newcomer Countries23 - Risk-Informed Nuclear Security Regulation in the United States24 - The United Kingdom's Transition from Prescriptive to Outcome-Focused Nuclear Security Regulation25 - The Evolution of Nuclear Security in Russia26 - Nuclear Security in China27 - India's Approach to Nuclear Security28 - Nuclear Security in the Republic of Korea29 - Illicit Networks and Nuclear Material Trafficking30 - Open Source Intelligence and Investigative Techniques for Locating Radioactive Materials31 - Radiation Detection for Border Monitoring32 - The Evolution of the Legal and Technical Aspects of Nuclear Forensics33 - Case Studies of a Nuclear Forensic Examination34 - International Efforts to Minimize the Use of HEU35 - Conversion of a Research Reactor from HEU to LEU in Nigeria36 - Alternative Technologies for Radioactive Sealed Sources37 - Removal of Gamma Blood Irradiators in Norway38 - Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response39 - Responding to Radiological Terrorism40 - Nuclear Security in the Wake of the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan41 - Nuclear Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic

AUTORE

Christopher Hobbs is Professor in Science and International Security within the Department of War Studies at King's College London. He has published widely on nuclear security issues and sought to translate his work into real-world impact. From 2014-2022 he was Programme Director for the UK's Nuclear Security Culture Programme. Dr Sarah Tzinieris is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. She has published on nuclear security, non-proliferation, and British foreign policy, and previously supported the Nuclear Security Culture Programme, an academia-industry consortium funded by the British government. Sukesh K. Aghara is a Professor and Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He directs the Integrated Nuclear Security and Safeguards Laboratory (INSSL) and serves as a Nuclear Security Fellow with Center for Terrorism and Security Studies (CTSS).

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780192847935
• Dimensioni: 255 x 43.0 x 180 mm Ø 1640 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 768