Series Foreword |
ix |
Preface |
xiii |
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1: Nuclear News, Nuclear Choices |
1 |
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I: The Nuclear Difference |
2: Atoms and Nuclei |
15 |
3: Radioactivity: When Things Come Apart |
39 |
4: Effects and Uses of Radiation |
66 |
5: Energy from the Nucleus |
95 |
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II: Nuclear Power |
6: Energy and People |
121 |
7: Making Electricity |
139 |
8: Nuclear Reactors |
155 |
9: Reactor Safety |
182 |
10: What About Nuclear Waste? |
213 |
11: Alternatives to Nuclear Fission |
243 |
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III Nuclear Weapons |
12: History and Technology |
289 |
13: The Effects of Nuclear Weapons |
315 |
14: Delivering Nuclear Weapons |
338 |
15: Nuclear Strategy |
368 |
16: Defense in the Nuclear Age |
391 |
17: Controlling Nuclear Weapons |
420 |
18: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, and Nuclear Futures |
455 |
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Index |
463 |