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U.S. Nuclear Warhead Facility Profiles (1987)
| Author | T.B.Cochran, Arkin, Norris, Hoenig |
| Date | 1987 |
| Classification | 3.01.3.12/06 (UNITED STATES - PROLIFERATION POLICY - NUCLEAR WEAPONS & TESTS) |
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From the publication:
Preface The Nuclear Weapons Databook is meant to be a current and accurate encyclopedia of information about nuclear weapons. It should assist the many people who are actively working on the problems of the nuclear armsrace. Today there is no greater threat to the human environment than a nuclear holocaust. Because of the obvious and terrifying consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has followed every aspect of nuclear development for over a decade. NRDC has long believed that accurateinformation is critical in understanding the imperative for and implications of arms control. Information about nuclear weapons, policy, plans, and implications remains shrouded in secrecy. Informed public decisions on nuclear arms questions can occur if better and more information on the subject is available. The purpose of this Databook is to help overcome this barrier. Volumes II and III of the Databook series describe the research, testing, and manufacture of U.S. nuclear warheads, focusing on the complex of facilities and the activities they perform. Volume II is comprised of five chapters. Chapter One provides an historical overview of the forty-year evolution of the U.S. nuclear warhead stockpile, noting its size, cost, growth, and diversity. Chapter Two reviews the major laboratories, material production facilities, component production facilities,and test sites. Chapter Three discusses the production of nuclear materials, estimates their inventories, and surveys initiatives underway to increase them. Chapter Four describes the missions and functions of major civilian and military officials who decide upon the acqusition of nuclear warheads. Chapter Five reviews the major technologies and processes used to produce nuclear materials. Volume III is comprised of profiles of thirty-four facilities where warhead research and development, testing, and production take place. xiv Nuclear Weapons Databook, Volume III
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