Nuclear Nonproliferation : Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-Term Sustainability of U. S. -Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain

Safeguarding nuclear warheads & materials that can be used to make nuclear weapons is a primary nat. security concern of the U.S. Since 1993, the DoE & DoD have worked to improve security at sites housing weapons-usable nuclear material & warheads in Russia & other countries. In 1995, DoE established the Materials Protection, Control, & Accounting program to implement these efforts. The author examined the: (1) progress DoE has made in improving security at nuclear-material sites in Russia & other countries; (2) progress DoE & DoD have made in improving security at Russian nuclear warhead sites; & (3) efforts DoE & DoD have undertaken to ensure the continued effective use of U.S.-funded security upgrades. Illustrations.Aloise, Gene is the author of 'Nuclear Nonproliferation : Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-Term Sustainability of U. S. -Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422315453 and ISBN 1422315452.