Tickling The Sleeping Dragon's Tail: Should We Resume Nuclear Testing?

Abstract

This report addresses the questions of whether the United States should resume nuclear testing and, if not, whether it should better prepare to do so in the future. These questions involve high stakes with multiple, complex, and uncertain interacting considerations. Many publications that address these matters emphasize policy issues, presenting the geopolitical consequences that, as it is often argued, rule out contemplation of such a provocative step. Works that credibly argue the technical issues, both pro and con, are scarcer. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive and balanced consideration of all significant technical and policy arguments relevant to nuclear testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2021
Accession Number
AD1139874

Entities

People

  • George Ullrich
  • James Scouras
  • Michael Frankel

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Arms Control
  • Department Of State
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fissile Materials
  • Fusion Weapons
  • Groundwater
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Reliability
  • Vulnerability
  • Weapons Effects

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