Transcript Nuclear Status and Issues Dennis Silverman Department of Physics and Astronomy

Nuclear Status and
Issues
Dennis Silverman
Department of Physics and Astronomy
U. C. Irvine
Course Website:
http://www.physics.uci.edu/~silverma/
copenhagen.html
Nuclear Weapons Issues
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Copenhagen focuses on the moral questions of the
development of nuclear weapons.
Today, we are faced with the dangers of new nuclear
nations.
We also have questions of limiting or expanding our
own nuclear weapons.
We are also rapidly constructing an ABM system.
New agreements on limitation and treaties have been
made.
Is it time for more public concern and discussion on
these nuclear issues?
Nuclear Power Issues
We will examine the dramatic growth
of nuclear power reactors since the
events of Copenhagen.
 Faced with global warming from fossil
fuels in this century, or their
shortages, we examine the possible
role of nonpolluting nuclear power.
 We will also examine other new power
solutions.
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Schedule
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Introduction to Nuclear Status and Issues
Nuclear Arsenals
Nuclear Treaties
Discussion
Break
Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Reactors and Global Warming
Solutions
Discussion
Analysis of the course by John Bush