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Waste into Weapons

Author : Peter Thorsheim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316395502
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Waste into Weapons written by Peter Thorsheim and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied British munitions factories with much-needed raw materials - it also played a key role in the efforts of the British government to maintain the morale of its citizens, to secure billions of dollars in Lend-Lease aid from the United States, and to uncover foreign intelligence. However, Britain's wartime recycling campaign came at a cost: it consumed items that would never have been destroyed under normal circumstances, including significant parts of the nation's cultural heritage. Based on extensive archival research, Peter Thorsheim examines the relationship between armaments production, civil liberties, cultural preservation, and diplomacy, making Waste into Weapons the first in-depth history of twentieth-century recycling in Britain.

International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons

Author : Grant Dawson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192868233
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons written by Grant Dawson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the two world wars of the twentieth century, governments decided to dispose of unwanted chemical weapons in the world's oceans. The deleterious consequences of this decision for the earth's precious marine environment are now becoming clear. As the issue of sea-dumped chemical weapons cannot be contained by borders, we will all have to deal with the adverse effects on our fragile planetary ecosystem. While states have made some efforts to address the situation, unresolved international legal issues remain. International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons contains a systematic conceptual analysis of the international legal frameworks governing the remediation of sea-dumped chemical weapons. Where deficiencies are found in the law, legal solutions are offered. In addition, practical approaches to the problem are explored. Furthermore, the book argues that solutions to this environmental hazard rely on a holistic awareness-and acceptance-of how humanity's past actions have damaged our ecosystem. Aiming to bring about the necessary will to overcome this challenge, this volume identifies and analyses the problem, offers guidance, and provides hope to the current and succeeding generations so that we can solve the problem of sea-dumped chemical weapons and restore balance to our ecosystem.

Complex Cleanup: The Environmental Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Production

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 142234956X
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Complex Cleanup: The Environmental Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Production written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military Weapons and Environment

Author : Wing Commander (Dr) Umesh Chandra Jha
Publisher : KW Publishers Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9386288958
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (862 download)

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Book Synopsis Military Weapons and Environment by : Wing Commander (Dr) Umesh Chandra Jha

Download or read book Military Weapons and Environment written by Wing Commander (Dr) Umesh Chandra Jha and published by KW Publishers Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed conflicts have become more complicated, with the emphasis shifting towards new weapons such as drones, cybercrime and autonomous weapons. In July 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This treaty prohibits a full range of nuclear-weapon-related activities, such as undertaking to develop, test, produce, manufacture, acquire, possess or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, as well as the use or threat of use of these weapons. The ongoing conflicts have shown that the consequences of the use of explosive weapons are not limited to death, physical injury and disability, but also include long-term impacts on mental well-being. The use of improvised weapons by States and non-State actors is an area of concern for the environment. Every State must, therefore, ensure that weapons used by their armed forces are explicitly adjudged under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights Law. While reviewing a new weapon, the States must adopt multilateral approaches, drawing upon relevant legal, health, environmental and military expertise. This book describes the environmental effects of eight weapons and explosive remnants of war that have caused extensive environmental harm in the recent past. It also makes specific recommendations addressed to the international community and the States for protecting the natural environment from the impact of weapons of war. This book will contribute towards a better understanding of the environmental harm caused by military weapons.

Review of Secondary Waste Disposal Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309120500
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Review of Secondary Waste Disposal Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PMACWA) is charged with disposing of chemical weapons as stored at two sites: Pueblo, Colorado, and Blue Grass, Kentucky. In accordance with congressional mandates, technologies other than incineration are to be used if they are as safe and as cost effective. The weapons are to be disposed of in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. Although an element of the U.S. Army, the PMACWA is responsible to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics for completing this mission. This book deals with the expected significant quantities of secondary wastes that will be generated during operations of the facilities and their closure. While there are only estimates for the waste quantities that will be generated, they provide a good basis for planning and developing alternatives for waste disposal while the plants are still in the design phase. Establishing efficient disposal options for the secondary wastes can enable more timely and cost-effective operation and closure of the facilities.

Weapons without a Cause

Author : Theo Farrell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349251097
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book Weapons without a Cause written by Theo Farrell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes. Extensive use is made of primary sources in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes. This book presents alarming evidence to show how the military services manipulate weapons acquisition to suit their own ends rather than national security. It also analyses how Congress, motivated by concerns over cost, comes to play a greater role in shaping programme outcomes once weapons enter production.

Trade in Conventional Weapons

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Trade in Conventional Weapons by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Download or read book Trade in Conventional Weapons written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Storage and Disposition of Weapons-usable Fissile Materials

Author : United States. Department of Energy. Office of Fissile Materials Disposition
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Storage and Disposition of Weapons-usable Fissile Materials written by United States. Department of Energy. Office of Fissile Materials Disposition and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chemical Weapons Convention: Implementation , Challenges , Opportunities

Author : Ramesh Thakur And Ere Haru
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131708491
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Chemical Weapons Convention: Implementation , Challenges , Opportunities written by Ramesh Thakur And Ere Haru and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hotter Than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Author : Scott Horton
Publisher : The Libertarian Institute
ISBN 13 : 1733647384
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)

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Book Synopsis Hotter Than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons by : Scott Horton

Download or read book Hotter Than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons written by Scott Horton and published by The Libertarian Institute. This book was released on 2022-07-09 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains interviews conducted over more than a decade with experts of all descriptions — including Daniel Ellsberg, Seymour Hersh, Gar Alperovitz, Hans Kristensen, Gordon Prather, Joe Cirincione and more — about the threat of nuclear war between major and minor powers, the nuclear arms-industrial complex, the nuclear programs and weapons of the so-called “rogue states” of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel and North Korea, the bitter truths and eternal lessons of America’s nuclear bombing of Japan in World War II and the dedicated activists working to abolish the bomb for all time.

Imaginary Weapons

Author : Sharon Weinberger
Publisher : Nation Books
ISBN 13 : 9781568583297
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Imaginary Weapons written by Sharon Weinberger and published by Nation Books. This book was released on 2007-05-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how a lunatic fringe science project became favored by Rumsfeld's Pentagon.

Nuclear Weapons

Author : Gene Aloise
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143790632X
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Weapons written by Gene Aloise and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nat. Nuclear Security Admin. (NNSA) is responsible for pit manufacturing (PM), a key component in a nuclear warhead. It lost its ability to PM in 1989 with the closing of the Rocky Flats Plant. In 1996, the Los Alamos Nat. Lab. was directed to reestablish a PM capability, starting with a limited number of pits for the W88 warhead. In recent years, NNSA has considered ways to increase its PM capacity, incl. building a new, large-scale PM facility. It has also proposed producing pits for the Reliable Replacement Warhead. This report determines the: (1) extent to which NNSA achieved its major goals for reestablishing its PM capability; (2) factors that currently constrain its ability to increase its PM capacity; and (3) status of its plans for future PM. Tables.

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author : Eric A. Croddy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Weapons of Mass Destruction written by Eric A. Croddy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether one is interested in learning about anthrax, sarin, the neutron bomb—or any other weapon of mass destruction—this thorough and detailed reference is the place to find answers. The threat posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD), whether nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological, is the number-one topic of concern for the intelligence community, first responders, policymakers, and myriad non-governmental organizations—and many members of the general public. This authoritative reference will serve all of those parties by covering the full spectrum of mass-casualty weapons. The guide will not only enable people to educate themselves, but also to separate the truth from the spurious information that abounds. The book offers an A-to-Z listing of major topics, making finding information about concepts, scientific theories, and realities of WMD fast and easy. While the framework of WMD goes back centuries, the major focus of this reference is on weapons that date from the use of chemical warfare in World War I. The book also covers WMD from the early nuclear era (World War II), the Cold War, and the present (Syria, North Korea, etc.). Each entry is written in a clear, accessible style and includes crucial background information, making this book an essential resource for both lay readers and specialists. Armed with this portable database, readers will have the confidence to deal with, discuss, or write about WMD of all kinds based on an understanding of relevant concepts, policies, and scientific fundamentals.

Storage and Disposition of Weapons-usable Fissile Materials

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Storage and Disposition of Weapons-usable Fissile Materials written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism

Author : Ian E. J. Hill
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 027108278X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism written by Ian E. J. Hill and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technē’s Paradox—a frequent theme in science fiction—is the commonplace belief that technology has both the potential to annihilate humanity and to preserve it. Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism looks at how this paradox applies to some of the most dangerous of technologies: population bombs, dynamite bombs, chemical weapons, nuclear weapons, and improvised explosive devices. Hill’s study analyzes the rhetoric used to promote such weapons in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By examining Thomas R. Malthus’s Essay on the Principle of Population, the courtroom address of accused Haymarket bomber August Spies, the army textbook Chemical Warfare by Major General Amos A. Fries and Clarence J. West, the life and letters of Manhattan Project physicist Leo Szilard, and the writings of Ted “Unabomber” Kaczynski, Hill shows how contemporary societies are equipped with abundant rhetorical means to describe and debate the extreme capacities of weapons to both destroy and protect. The book takes a middle-way approach between language and materialism that combines traditional rhetorical criticism of texts with analyses of the persuasive force of weapons themselves, as objects, irrespective of human intervention. Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism is the first study of its kind, revealing how the combination of weapons and rhetoric facilitated the magnitude of killing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and illuminating how humanity understands and acts upon its propensity for violence. This book will be invaluable for scholars of rhetoric, scholars of science and technology, and the study of warfare.

Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Fuel

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Fuel written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nuclear Wastelands

Author : International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262632041
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Wastelands written by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handbook for scholars, students, policy makers, journalists, and peace and environmental activists.A handbook for scholars, students, policy makers, journalists, and peace and environmental activists, Nuclear Wastelands provides concise histories of the development of nuclear weapons programs of every declared and de facto nuclear weapons power, as well as detailed surveys of the health and environmental effects of this development both in these countries and in non-nuclear nations involved in nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining. Among the more obvious but largely deferred costs of the Cold War are those related to the management of radioactive waste. The world is burdened with thousands of unwanted nuclear devices and mounting surpluses of weapons-grade plutonium and enriched uranium. In addition, the process of weapons production and testing has left many lands, aquifers, rivers, lakes, and seas contaminated by a multitude of weapons-related poisons. This book follows the production process step by step and country by country from uranium mining to the final assembly and storage of weapons, analyzing the potential hazards of each step and compiling the most complete information available on the actual health and environmental effects, in each country involved. Nuclear Wastelands includes a wealth of information that has only recently come to light, particularly on the nuclear weapons program of the former Soviet Union. It also features critical analyses of official public communications concerning the health and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons production, bringing to light governmental secrecy and outright deception that have led to the subversion of democratic principles, and have camouflaged the damage done to the very people and lands the weapons were meant to safeguard.