Double Jeopardy: Combating Nuclear Terror and Climate Change

by Daniel B Poneman and Daniel B. Poneman

Book Overview

Making the case that we can use nuclear power to combat climate change even as we reduce the risks of nuclear terror.

Humanity faces two existential threats: nuclear annihilation and catastrophic climate change. Both have human origins, and both are linked to the use of nuclear energy. Inherent in the use of atomic fission is the risk that the technology and materials can be diverted to terrorists or hostile nations and used to make nuclear...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262037300
• ISBN13: 9780262037303
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"