Nuclear Weapons: Disposal Options for Surplus Weapons-Usable Plutonium
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With the end of the Cold War, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START), and other agreements, the United States and Russia have dramatically reduced their arsenals of nuclear weapons. As a result, each side has accumulated large stockpiles of plutonium, one of the principal materials used in nuclear warheads. The United States recently declared a holding of approximately 50 metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium excess to military needs. Even greater levels are believed to exist in Russia.
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Date:
May 22, 1997
Creator:
Johnson, Craig M. & Davis, Zachary S.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department