A Review of:
Nuclear Transformation: The New U.S. Nuclear Doctrine by James Wirtz and Jeffery Larson
Nuclear Weapons and Strategy: U.S. Nuclear Policy for the Twenty-First Century by Stephen Cimbala
Nuclear Inertia: U.S. Weapons Policy After the Cold War by Tom Sauer
President George W. Bush signed legislation into law Aug. 8 relaxing limits on the export of highly enriched uranium (HEU) to Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Although some U.S. officials support the change as critical to nuclear medicine, a bipartisan group of senators has charged that the modification will make it easier for terrorists to obtain fissile material for nuclear weapons. HEU is one of two materials that can provide the fissile material in nuclear weapons; plutonium is the other. (Continue)
A Review of:
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos by Jennet Conant
Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
The Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Modern Arms Race by Priscilla McMillan