A Primer on the Detection of Nuclear and Radiological Weapons

Authors

Gary W. Phillips, Georgetown University Medical Center
David J. Nagel, University of Maryland University College
Timothy Coffey, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University; University of Maryland

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Description

This study upon which this report is based was undertaken because of the large and growing importance of detection technologies for nuclear or radiological weapons of mass destruction (NRWMD). While this report will focus on detection of NRWMD, the NRWMD problem does not have a purely technical solution and th reasons for this will be become clear in this report.

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Topic(s)

Nuclear Policy, Emerging Science and Technologies, Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Publication Date

7-2005

Publication

Defense and Technology Paper

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

nuclear or radiological weapons of mass destruction, NRWMD

Recommended Citation

Phillips, Gary W.; Nagel, David J.; and Coffey, Timothy, "A Primer on the Detection of Nuclear and Radiological Weapons" (2005). Defense and Technology Papers. 93.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-tech-papers/93