Nuclear Power and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons

by Leventhal, Ted; Tanzer, Sharon; Dolley, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781574884951
• ISBN10: 1574884956
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781612342276
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
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Summary

In the wake of California's energy crisis, policymakers' rush to satisfy growing demand requirements may run the risk of naively ignoring the larger issues and dangers associated with increased reliance on nuclear power. A connection between national nuclear power programs and nuclear proliferation can be found in the strategic initiatives of North Korea, Iraq, Iran, India, and Pakistan. In response to this threat, the Nuclear Control Institute has assembled a consortium of experts to underscore the connection that exists between nuclear power and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. They evaluated proliferation risks and proposed viable alternative energy sources. This volume includes the analysis of such respected thinkers as Pulitzer Prize'winning author Richard Rhodes; Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.); Amory Lovins, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute; and Amb. Robert Galucci, dean of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xi
List of Tables	xiii
Foreword	xv
Edward J. Markey
Preface	xxi
Paul L. Leventhal
Introduction: Nuclear Power without Proliferation?	1	(12)
Paul L. Leventhal
Rapporteur's Summary of the Nuclear Control Institute Twentieth Anniversary Conference	13	(34)
Steven Dolley
Part I: How Essential Is Nuclear Power?
Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation	47	(10)
Ambassador Robert L. Gallucci
Nuclear Power and Proliferation	57	(12)
Richard Rhodes
Why Nuclear Power's Failure in the Marketplace Is Irreversible (Fortunately for Nonproliferation and Climate Protection)	69	(16)
Amory B. Lovins
Nuclear and Alternative Energy Supply Options for an Environmentally Constrained World: A Long-term Perspective	85	(38)
Robert H. Williams
A World with, or without, Nuclear Power?	123	(20)
Richard L. Garwin
Part II: Can Nuclear Power Be Made Proliferation-Resistant and Free of Long-Lived Wastes?
Attempts to Reduce the Proliferation Risks of Nuclear Power: Past and Current Initiatives	143	(14)
Marvin Miller
Technical Opportunities for Increasing Proliferation Resistance of Nuclear Power Systems (TOPS) Task Force	157	(10)
James A. Hassberger
The Limits of Technical Fixes	167	(18)
Edwin S. Lyman
Part III: The Role of Nuclear Power in the Acquisition of Nuclear Weapons
Overview of Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons	185	(4)
Zachary S. Davis
Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons in India, Pakistan, and Iran	189	(12)
George Perkovich
The Nonproliferation Regime and Fissile Materials	201	(12)
Lawrence Scheinman
Closing Thoughts on Nonproliferation: The Need for Rigor	213	(12)
Paul L. Leventhal
Part IV: Three Closing Views
An Industralist's View	225	(4)
Bertram Wolfe
An Arms Controller's View	229	(4)
Harold A. Feiveson
A Historian's View	233	(2)
William Lanouette
Appendixes	235	(52)
Notes	287	(26)
Bibliography	313	(20)
About the Contributors and Editors	333