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Cover image for book International Control of Tritium for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament

International Control of Tritium for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament

By:Martin B. Kalinowski
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780415316156
eText ISBN:9781134374601
Edition:1
Copyright:2004
Format:Reflowable

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Tritium is used by all nuclear weapons states to increase the explosive yield of atomic bombs and to miniaturize them. However, this radioactive material has not yet been put under appropriate international control comparable to the nuclear safeguards applied for plutonium and uranium. It is a neglected material in efforts to control the spread and