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gebundene Ausgabe. Condizione: Gut. 432 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1035.

1963, 2nd ptg. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. 54pp. Tables. Previous owners name small and neat to upper right cover. Peel(3) 7405.

Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. quarto, 30 pages, wraps, footnotes, figures, appendix. Subtitled: FY2001 Report to Congress of the Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear Stockpile. This report focussed on a narrow question: is there a technical issue that necessitates a return to nuclear testing? In order to meet the growing technical challenges of stockpile stewardship, the Panel recommended that Presidential guidance be revised to require a balanced and complete assessment of the stockpile, the nuclear weapons complex that supports it, and the alternative options available for sustaining confidence. The Panel urges Congress to continue its strong focus and leadership, particularly in the following four areas: First, there is significant potential to strengthen stockpile surveillance, assessments, and certification. These processes are the day-to-day foundation for understanding and investigating the issues associated with stockpile safety and reliability, and they should be as rigorous and probing as the responsible stockpile stewards know how to make them. Congress should encourage the proposed revisions to these processes, which are needed to obtain a balanced and complete assessment of stewardship issues and options. Second, we need to articulate and fund a balanced, forward-looking weapons program that meets the requirements for weapons refurbishments, explores advanced concepts, and maintains leading-edge capabilities in weapons-relevant science and technology. A renewed and sharpened focus on deliverable products will drive the need to restore the weapons complex, to train a new generation of stockpile stewards, and to address long-standing management deficiencies. Third, test readiness, the time required to conduct a test after a decision to test is made, must be addressed much more realistically. This is not because a need to test is imminent, but because prudence requires that every President have a realistic option to test, in a timely manner, should technical or political events dictate a requirement. Fourth, the coming year will be critical for determining whether the NNSA can provide the strong leadership Congress sought by establishing this organization in 1999. The Secretary of Energy has limited the oversight of NNSA by DOE's environmental, safety, and health organization. However, he should also be urged to do still more to remove staff activities in DOE headquarters that are redundant to functions in NNSA. Such redundant activities inevitably hamper the efficient pursuit of NNSA's mission. NNSA must lead in transforming the weapons program by creating a resource plan that explains how it will address the challenges of stockpile stewardship, and in establishing the management capable of executing the plan. If NNSA is unable to accomplish such tasks within the current year, Congress should take positive action to further strengthen the mandate and support needed to adequately manage the national nuclear weapons program.

Condizione: good. Quarto, 36, wraps, footnotes, appendix, chart, small creases and scratches to covers. The panel issued recommendations on the production complex; design, production, and certification; surveillance; assessment tools and methods; annual certification process, NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration] management; plans, programs, and budgets; DoD's roles; and test readiness.

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Condizione: good. Quarto, 30, wraps, footnotes, figures, appendix, covers somewhat worn and discolored. Subtitled: FY 2001 Report to Congress of the Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Nuclear Stockpile. This report focussed on a narrow question: is there a technical issue thatnecessitates a return to nuclear testing? In order to meet the growing technical challenges of stockpile stewardship, the Panel recommended that Presidential guidance be revised to require a balanced and complete assessment of the stockpile, the nuclear weapons complex that supports it, and the alternative options available for sustaining confidence.

Rare original vintage Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory photograph of the first mushroom cloud from the Trinity nuclear test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Semi-glossy, black and white photographic print of the first mushroom cloud taken at 100 meters and 0.034 seconds after detonation as the mushroom cloud began to form. Boldly signed by American physicist Harold M. Agnew in the upper margin at the center right in black felt tip. The photograph was taken by Berlyn Brixner. Brixner (1911-2009) was the head photographer for the 'Trinity' test, the first-ever detonation of a nuclear weapon, on July 16, 1945. Positioned 10,000 yards away from the explosion, he utilized fifty 16mm high-speed cameras at varying film speeds and locations to capture the blast in full motion. His efforts produced over 100,000 images, documenting in detail the raw power of nuclear weaponry and visually marking the dawn of the Atomic Age. In fine condition with light creasing at the corners. Stamped on the verso is, "LASL Graphic Arts Group." The piece measures 11 inches by 8.5 inches. Harold M. Agnew (1921â"2013) was an American physicist whose career spanned pivotal moments in the history of nuclear science, from the Manhattan Project to the Cold War. As a young scientist at Los Alamos, Agnew worked under Luis Alvarez on the instrumentation team responsible for measuring the yield and effects of early atomic tests, including the Trinity explosion in 1945. He later flew aboard the observation plane during the Hiroshima mission, helping collect vital scientific data on the bombâs detonation. After the war, Agnew played a central role in the development of nuclear weapons and policy, ultimately serving as director of Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1970 to 1979.

1) Curtis E. LeMay, General, USAF, Chief of Staff; 2) Stanley R. Resor (2 letters), Secretary of the Army; 3) President Lyndon B. Johnson; 4) Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey; 5) Billy Graham 6) Harold Brown, Center for Strategic & International Studies; 7) Andrew J. Goodpaster, General, U.S. Army (Ret); 8) Manuel Lujan, Jr.; 9) Pete Domenici, United States Senator (2 letters); 10) Edward A. Knapp; 11) Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense; 12) John A. Gordon, Administrator, Department of Energy; 13) Edward Teller. Number 3, the letter from President Johnson, informs Agnew that he has been granted an Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award for 1966. Numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 contain congratulations for Agnew's 80th birthday. Photos of Johnson's, Humphrey's and Teller's letters are included. The album contains sleeves in which the letters are inserted.