Tutorial on Nuclear and Radiological Security
Nuclear and radiological security aims to ensure nuclear and other radioactive materials are secure from unauthorized access and theft, and that nuclear facilities are secure from sabotage.
Nuclear and radiological security aims to ensure nuclear and other radioactive materials are secure from unauthorized access and theft, and that nuclear facilities are secure from sabotage.
Understanding nuclear materials, including how plutonium and enriched uranium are produced, and the basics of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, is the focus of this tutorial.
Delivery systems―such as ballistic and cruise missiles, combat aircraft, and drones―determine how, when, and against whom a country can use conventional, nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.
Understanding biological weapons, as well as biosafety, biosecurity, and BW nonproliferation, is the focus of this tutorial.
Understanding chemical weapons, the most widely used and proliferated weapon of mass destruction, is the focus of this tutorial.
Resource Collection
Former Senator Sam Nunn remarks on George Shultz's significant influence and an enduring role in saving the world from nuclear catastrophe.
Resource Collection
A collection of resources related to plutonium disposition, particularly the U.S. dilute and dispose approach.
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