The scope of Security and International Affairs research has expanded tremendously since the end of the Cold War to include topics beyond the realm of war studies or military statecraft. The field―once devoted solely to the study of conventional military and nuclear security issues―has diversified to include foci often considered nontraditional, including peace and conflict, political, econ…
This book studies the extent to which nuclear safety issues have contributed towards the stagnation of nuclear power development around the world, and accounts for differences in safety regulations in different countries. In order to understand why nuclear development has not met widespread expectations, this book focusses on six key countries with active nuclear power programmes: the USA, C…
This book explores evolving patterns of nuclear deterrence, the impact of new technologies, and changing deterrent force postures in the South Asian region to assess future challenges for sustainable peace and stability. Under the core principles of the security dilemma, this book analyzes the prevailing security environment in South Asia and offers unilateral, bilateral, and multilatera…
This book consist : Introduction; Definitions; Objectives; Elements of a state's system of physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities; Categorization of nuclear material; Requirements for physical protection against unauthorized removal of nuclear material in use and storage; Requirements for physical protection against sabotage of nuclear facilities and nuclear material dur…
This book of contributed papers contains over one hundred technical papers and posters contributed by experts from operating organisations, regulatory bodies, technical support organisations, and other institutions on issues falling within the scope of the conference. The presented papers and posters were reviewed and accepted following the guidelines establish by the Conference Programme Commi…