{"product_id":"nuclear-choices-for-the-twentyfirst-century-isbn-9780262542036","title":"Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.Preface\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Nuclear Questions, Nuclear Choices\u003cbr\u003ePart I The Nuclear Difference\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Atoms and Nuclei\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Radioactivity\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Radiation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Energy from the Nucleus\u003cbr\u003ePart II Nuclear Power\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Energy: Using It, Making It\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Nuclear Reactors\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Reactor Safety\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 Nuclear Waste and Fuel Cycles\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 A Future for Nuclear Fission?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 Nuclear Fusion\u003cbr\u003ePart III Nuclear Weapons\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12 Nuclear Weapons: History and Technology\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13 Effects of Nuclear Weapons\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14 Delivering Nuclear Weapons\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15 Nuclear Strategy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16 Nuclear Terrorism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17 Defense in the Nuclear Age\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18 Arms Control and Nuclear Proliferation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19 A World Without Nuclear Weapons?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20 Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Futures\u003cbr\u003eIndex“This book tells you everything you wanted to know about nuclear issues but may have been too overwhelmed to ask.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePatricia Lewis, Director, International Security Programme, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham Hous\u003c\/b\u003ee\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A comprehensive introduction to nuclear issues written in a simple and engaging style but containing such a wealth of information that experts too can learn interesting things. Each side in the debate over nuclear power will find both ammunition and a better understanding of the other side.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eFrank N. von Hippel, Senior Research Physicist and Professor of Public and International Affairs Emeritus, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton Universit\u003c\/b\u003ey \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This book should become a valued reference for specialist and general readers alike, and I look forward to having a copy on my shelf.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eCameron Reed, Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics emeritus, Alma College\u003c\/b\u003eRichard Wolfson is Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress is Scientist-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305328005349,"sku":"NP9780262542036","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262542036.jpg?v=1767733952","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nuclear-choices-for-the-twentyfirst-century-isbn-9780262542036","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}