{"product_id":"2940033106028","title":"Nuclear Matters Handbook, Expanded Edition: Guide to American Nuclear Weapons, History, Testing, Safety and Security, Plans, Delivery Systems, Physics and Bomb Designs, Effects, Accident Response","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewly expanded and revised for this 2011 professionally-formatted ebook edition, this is an authoritative guide to American nuclear weapons providing a comprehensive description of all facets of the history and current status of the nuclear arsenal, plus background data on bomb design and weapons effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nuclear Matters Handbook is an expanded and revised version of the earlier Nuclear Matters: A Practical Guide ebook. It can be read cover to cover for those who seek to understand the U.S. nuclear program in its entirety, and can also be used as a reference source to look up useful facts and information concerning specific areas. The book is divided into chapters and appendices; the chapters present an overview of the U.S. nuclear program as a whole, while the appendices provide supplementary information on related topics for those less familiar with the subject matter.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - Nuclear Matters History and Policy * Chapter 2 - Stockpile Management, Processes, and Organizations * Chapter 3 - U.S. Nuclear Force * Chapter 4 - Nuclear Command, Control, And Communications System * Chapter 5 - Nuclear Safety and Security * Chapter 6 - Countering Nuclear Threats * Chapter 7 - U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure * Chapter 8 - International Nuclear Cooperation * Appendix A - Nuclear Weapons Council and Annual Reports * Appendix B - International Nuclear Treaties and Agreements * Appendix C - Basic Nuclear Physics * Appendix D - U.S. Nuclear Weapons Life-Cycle * Appendix E - Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Testing * Appendix F - The Effects of Nuclear Weapons * Appendix G - Nuclear Survivability * Appendix H - Classification * Appendix I - Programming, Planning, and Budgeting * Frequently Asked Questions * Glossary \/ Acronym List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents include: U.S. Nuclear Weapons * History * End of Underground Nuclear Testing * Aging Warheads in an Era of No Nuclear Testing * Modern Safety, Security, and Control * Loss of Technical Expertise * Deterioration of the Nuclear Complex Infrastructure * Stockpile Quantities * Future of the Program * Life-Cycle of Weapons * Production Engineering * First Production * Retirement and Dismantlement * Force Structure * U.S. Defense Objectives * Employment of Nuclear Weapons * U.S. Nuclear Stockpile Composition * Nuclear Stockpile Quantities * U.S. Nuclear Weapons Delivery Systems * Bombers * Submarines * ICBM * Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) * DoD Strategic and Non-Strategic Operational Bases * Nuclear Weapons Program Infrastructure * Complex Transformation * Nuclear Weapons Complex * Stockpile Stewardship Program * The Transition to a Science-Based Substitute * Stockpile Stewardship Program Elements * Surety * Dual Agency Surety Responsibilities * Nuclear Weapons System Safety * Security * DoD Nuclear Weapons Security Standards * DoD and DOE Personnel Security * Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) and Use Control * Quality Assurance and Non-Nuclear Testing * Surveillance Transformation Project (STP) * Stockpile Laboratory Testing (SLT) * Stockpile Flight Testing (SFT) * Safety Validation and Reliability Estimates * Nuclear Weapons Council and Annual Reports * Basic Nuclear Physics * Atomic Structure * Radioactive Decay * Nuclear Reactions * Fission * Fusion * Basic Weapon Designs * Achieving Supercritical Mass * Gun Assembly Weapons * Implosion Assembly Weapons * Boosted Weapons * Staged Weapons * Proliferation Considerations * Effects of Nuclear Weapons * Fireball * Thermal Radiation Damage \u0026amp; Injury * Thermal Radiation Employment Factors * Thermal Radiation Protection * Air Blast Damage \u0026amp; Injury * Ground Shock Damage \u0026amp; Injury * Surface Crater Damage \u0026amp; Injury * Surface Crater Employment Factors * Underwater Shock Damage \u0026amp; Injury * Initial Nuclear Radiation Damage \u0026amp; Injury\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Progressive Management","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106805235952,"sku":"2940033106028","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033106028_p0.jpg?v=1768413540","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033106028","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}