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Title:

DOUBLE JEOPARDY
COMBATING NUCLEAR TERROR AND CLIMATE CHANGE

By:

Daniel B. Poneman

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0262037300

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9780262037303

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Publisher:

MIT PRESS LTD

Pub. date:

1 September, 2017

Series:

Belfer Center Studies in International Security

Pages:

152

Synopsis:

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 weapons. The key question is whether we can use nuclear energy to reduce the threat of climate change without increasing the risk that nuclear weapons will be used. In Double Jeopardy, Daniel Poneman argues that the world needs an "all-of-the-above" energy policy, one that advances the goal of decarbonizing the environment through all available means -- including nuclear power. Poneman makes a persuasive case that we can enhance the ability of nuclear power to combat climate change even as we reduce the risks of nuclear terror. Doing so will require well-crafted laws and policies, implemented with an ethos of constant vigilance and embedded in a culture that weaves safety and security goals into the fabric of our nuclear programs. This will enable government and industry to work together to maximize energy and climate benefits while minimizing safety and security risks.

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