Nuclear Weapons (62 results)

Softcover. Clean book, cover creases. Preface by Richard Mcservice. Illustrated with tables and charts.; Ex-Library.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Freeze Quotes: Defense Experts Answer the Hard Questions About the Nuclear Freeze, Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, 1985, 71p, stapled pamphlet pb, covers bumped/scuffed, text clean, solid binding---7.00.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

paperback. Condition: Fine.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good+. 24 pages; color and B&W illustrations. Very Good condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. 1st Edition (Unstated); No Printing Stated.…

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Later Printing. 42 pages; color photographs. Minor shelf wear. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 39 pages; 39p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects: Atomic bomb -- Physiological effect. Radioactivity -- Physiological effect. Nuclear medicine -- Nuclear warfare -- Political aspects -- 20th century. Atomic bomb -- Blast effect. 1 Kg. …

Softcover. Condition: VG in orig. wrapper. 1st printing. ix, [1], 176 p.; 20 cm. Preface by Cliford C. Nelson, President, The American Assembly, whose calling card is laid in.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 95 pages, illustrated with tables. Original printed card covers. Covers marked. Contents clean. Size: 15 x 21 cms. Category: Booklets & Pamphlets; Atomic & Nuclear; New Arrivals; ISBN: 0906081041. ISBN/EAN: 9780906081044. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.…

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 39 pages; 39p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects: Atomic bomb -- Physiological effect. Radioactivity -- Physiological effect. Nuclear medicine -- Nuclear warfare -- Political aspects -- 20th century. Atomic bomb -- Blast effect. 1 Kg. …

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Trade paperback. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. x, 146 p. Abbreviations. References. In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. The book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the nuclear weapons complex and addresses pressing environmental concerns. In addition, the book examines the future of the complex and offers suggestions for its modernization. Several explanatory appendixes provide useful background information on the functioning of the complex, criticality safety, plutonium chemistry, and weapons physics. Fair. Ex-library. Usual library markings. Cover has some wear and soiling. Cover has some tearing at spine.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

First Edition. Very good copy, slightly dulled around the edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons. Membership application form / information leaflet. 21cm. Folds out to 21 x 30cm. Subjects: Nuclear weapons -- Nuclear disarmament -- Nuclear warfare -- Atomic warfare. 0 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 184 pages. Illustrated. Kevin N Lewis "Intermediate-Range Nuclear Weapons" / Stillman Drake and Charles T Kowal "Galileo's Sighting Of Neptune" / Frank Wilczek "The Cosmic Asymmetry Between Matter And Antimatter" / Richard P Novick "Plasmids" / Richard S Davis, Vadim A Ranov and Andrey E Dodonov "Early Man In Soviet Central Asia" / Vincent P Dole "Addictive Behavior" / Jeffery M Camhi "The Escape System Of The Cockroach" / David Emil Thomas "Mirror Images" (BT#36). …

Condition: very good. 3.5" x 2", 1 card, business card. The business card has "DTRA" in the upper left corner and "DNWS" in the upper right corner. In the center is "Defense Nuclear Weapons School. " The lower left has voice and fax numbers. The lower right has the street and home page addresses. The back is blank. …

First Edition. Very good copy, slightly dulled around the edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons. Membership application form / information leaflet. 21cm. Folds out to 21 x 30cm. Subjects: Nuclear weapons -- Nuclear disarmament -- Nuclear warfare -- Atomic warfare. 0 Kg.…

Unbound. Condition: Good. no date, presumed late 1960s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Green lettering over a green cross background. A flier bringing attention to the actions of Sam Warda, a San Francisco municipal bus driver being charged with malicious mischief for the removing of fallout shelter signs and mailing them to public officials. This was done in an effort to bring attention to the Shelter Program undertaken by the US government as protective measures in the event of a nuclear war. The flier seeks funds and supporters to attend the trial of Mr. Warda. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Some scuffing and bumping along the edges, with a small tear at the top edge. Minor toning and soiling. Moderate wrinkling/creasing.…

Trade paperback. x, 146 p. In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. The book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the nuclear weapons complex and addresses pressing environmental concerns. In addition, the book examines the future of the complex and offers suggestions for its modernization. Several explanatory appendixes provide useful background information on the functioning of the complex, criticality safety, plutonium chemistry, and weapons physics. In the aftermath of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, the Department of energy (DOE) asked the National Research Council to examine possible implications of the accident for the large reactors operated by the Department. The reactors included those then operating at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina and at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the state of Washington. In response, the National Research Council issued reports in 1987 and 1988 that focused on a variety of safety, management, and technical issues. In the meantime, concerns developed with regard to the other, nonreactor facilities in the nuclear weapons complex. As a result of these concerns, Congress directed the Secretary of Energy to request that the National Research Concil report its conclusions and recommendations concerning health, safety, and environmental issues arising throughout the complex and steps that would enhance the safety of operations at the facilties. This report fulfills the Secretary's request. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. References. Abbreviations.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages. Soviet Draft Resolution On Middle East / "Call For Ban On Use Of Nuclear Weapons" / USA not winning war in Vietnam (SL#125).

Condition: New. Klappentextrnrn This is an abbreviated version of the National Academies report on augmenting DOE s security systems at sites in the nuclear weapons complex, and particularly on the applicability of risk assessment concepts for this augmentatio.

Condition: Good. Contemporary Xerox copy. [3], 34, [1] pages. Endnotes. The American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Nuclear Weapons Complex Assessment Committee developed the report, and APS served as an adviser to the AAAS committee while the report was being crafted. Many of the panel members are members of APS. The report concluded that the RRW could have some benefits, but there is too much uncertainty about the program, including the lack of a long-term plan for the role of nuclear weapons and a determination of future stockpile needs. "There needs to be a clear statement of U.S. nuclear policy and doctrine in the post-Cold War, post-9/11 world," said Benn Tannenbaum, project director for the Center for Science Technology and Security at AAAS. That concern was also echoed by House and Senate committees. After the report was released, the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations and Senate Armed Services committees voted to reduce funding for the RRW and placed constraints on how those funds could be spent. The House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee eliminated fiscal year 2008 funding for the RRW, citing some of the points expressed in the AAAS report. To follow up on the RRW issue, the House Armed Services Committee has asked APS and AAAS to examine the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War era more generally. The Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) was a proposed new American nuclear warhead design and bomb family that was intended to be simple, reliable and to provide a long-lasting, low-maintenance future nuclear force for the United States. Initiated by the United States Congress in 2004, it became a centerpiece of the plans of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to remake the nuclear weapons complex. In 2008, Congress denied funding for the program, and in 2009 the Obama administration called for work on the program to cease. The concept underlying the RRW program is that the US weapons laboratories can design new nuclear weapons that are highly reliable and easy and safe to manufacture, monitor, and test. If that proves to be possible, designers could adapt a common set of core design components to various use requirements, such as different sized missile warheads, different nuclear bomb types, etc. NNSA officials believe the program is needed to maintain nuclear weapons expertise in order to rapidly adapt, repair, or modify existing weapons or develop new weapons as requirements evolve. They see the ability to adapt to changing military needs rather than maintain additional forces for unexpected contingencies as a key program driver. However, Congress has rejected the notion that the RRW is needed to meet new military requirements. In providing funds for 2006, the Appropriations Committee specified, "any weapons design under the RRW program must stay within the military requirements of the existing deployed stockpile and any new weapon design must stay within the design parameters validated by past nuclear tests". In an April 15, 2006, article by Walter Pincus in the Washington Post, Linton F. Brooks, administrator of the US National Nuclear Safety Administration, the US nuclear weapon design agency within the United States Department of Energy, announced that two competing designs for the Reliable Replacement Warhead were being finalized by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, and that a selection of one of those designs would be made by November 2006, to allow the RRW development program to be included in the Fiscal 2008 US government budget. The article confirmed prior descriptions of the RRW, describing the weapons in the following terms: The next-generation warheads will be larger and more stable than the existing ones but slightly less powerful, according to government officials. They might contain "use controls" that would enable the military to disable the weapons by remote control if they are stolen by terrorists. Based on prior weapons programs, the RRW should be assigned a numerical weapon designation when the design selection is made. On December 1, 2006, the NNSA announced that it had decided to move forwards with the RRW program after analyzing the initial LLNL and LANL RRW proposals. Stapled at upper left corner and binder clip.…

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 10 pages. Original covers. Stapled as issued. Ink annotation to front cover & some pages. Covers creased. Size: 20 x 26 cms. Category: Booklets & Pamphlets; Atomic & Nuclear; Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. 64pp. With foldout panorama photo of 'Death and Destruction in the Hypocenter Area.' Text in English and Japanese. Bound in printed wraps with blue-tint photo of the ruins of the Urakami Roman Catholic Church. Illustrated throughout with explicit B/W and Color photographs showing first hand evidence of the aftermath of the second nuclear weapon deployed by the United States. With essays, 'The Effects of the Atomic Explosion on Human Bodies' by Issei Nishimori; 'About the Life of the Survivors Since that Day' by Tatsuichiro Akizuki; 'Nuclear Weapons Threatening the World' by Junnosuke Kishida; and the 'Peace Declaration' by Hitoshi Motoshima, Mayor of Nagasaki. Some light rubbing to the tips, clean and sound otherwise.…

Large 8vo, softcover, illustrated, 579 pp. Lower spine and bottom front cover chipped and missing a small portion, paper fragile, some aging; otherwise fair to good condition. Published by the government, and edited by Samuel Glasstone, this work tells the reader everything they need to know about nuclear weapons. Illustrated with photographs and charts to make sure you get the picture.…

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xii, 134 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Letter from the Study Director to a Department of Energy official providing copies laid in. Table of Contents includes: Front Matter; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Hard and Deeply Buried Targets; 3 Earth-Penetrator Weapons; 4 Effectiveness of Nuclear Weapons Against Hard and Deeply Buried Targets; 5 Fallout and Tools for Calculating Effects of Release of Hazardous Materials; 6 Human and Environmental Effects; 7 Conventional Weapons; 8 Uncertainty in Estimates of Effects; 9 Conclusions; Appendix A: Committee and Staff; Appendix B: Agendas; Appendix C: Equivalent Yield Factors for Energy Coupling; and Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations. An earth-penetrating weapon (EPW), is the nuclear equivalent of the conventional bunker buster. The non-nuclear component of the weapon is designed to penetrate soil, rock, or concrete to deliver a nuclear warhead to an underground target. These weapons would be used to destroy hardened, underground military bunkers or other below-ground facilities. An underground explosion releases a larger fraction of its energy into the ground, compared to a surface burst or air burst explosion at or above the surface, and so can destroy an underground target using a lower explosive yield. This in turn could lead to a reduced amount of radioactive fallout. However, it is unlikely that the explosion would be completely contained underground. As a result, significant amounts of rock and soil would be rendered radioactive and lofted as dust or vapor into the atmosphere, generating significant fallout. Underground facilities are used extensively by many nations to conceal and protect strategic military functions and weapons' stockpiles. Because of their depth and hardened status, however, many of these strategic hard and deeply buried targets could only be put at risk by conventional or nuclear earth penetrating weapons (EPW). Recently, an engineering feasibility study, the robust nuclear earth penetrator program, was started by DOE and DOD to determine if a more effective EPW could be designed using major components of existing nuclear weapons. This activity has created some controversy about, among other things, the level of collateral damage that would ensue if such a weapon were used. To help clarify this issue, the Congress, in P.L. 107-314, directed the Secretary of Defense to request from the NRC a study of the anticipated health and environmental effects of nuclear earth-penetrators and other weapons and the effect of both conventional and nuclear weapons against the storage of biological and chemical weapons. This report provides the results of those analyses. Based on detailed numerical calculations, the report presents a series of findings comparing the effectiveness and expected collateral damage of nuclear EPW and surface nuclear weapons under a variety of conditions.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this volume, the National Research Council examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. The book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the nuclear weapons complex and addresses pressing environmental concerns. In addition, the book examines the future of the complex and offers suggestions for its modernization. Several explanatory appendixes provide useful background information on the functioning of the complex, criticality safety, plutonium chemistry, and weapons physics. Examines problems arising throughout government-owned, contractor-operated facilities in the United States engaged in activities to build nuclear weapons. This book draws conclusions about and makes recommendations for the health and safety of the nuclear weapons complex and addresses pressing environmental concerns. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…