The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy
Prospects and Retrospect
Authors: Basu, Dipak, Miroshnik, Viktoria W.
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- Explains the factors that led to the conclusion that Russia today is more powerful in nuclear weapons system and its delivery, which has provoked President Trump to cancel the strategic nuclear weapons reduction treaty
- Considers all options for all nuclear powers, and related issues, in a comprehensive approach
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Using primarily Russian sources, this book explains the political and economic aspects of nuclear power. The nuclear fuel cycle is described, from the mining of natural uranium to the ultimate power generation, and to reprocessing to produce plutonium which is essential for both electricity generation and for weapons production. Historical aspects of nuclear developments in Germany, the USA, India, China and the Soviet Union are also considered and explained. The book then proceeds to argue that Russia is more powerful today in its nuclear weapons system and delivery than ever before, and that it is precisely this which has provoked President Trump to cancel the strategic nuclear weapons reduction treaty.
- About the authors
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Dipak Basu is Emeritus Professor in Economics at Nagasaki University, Japan. He was previously a Research Officer in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Cambridge, and a Lecturer in Econometrics at the Institute of Agricultural Economics, University of Oxford, UK.
Victoria W. Miroshnik is Professor in Management at Reitaku University in Tokyo, Japan. She has a PhD from the University of Glasgow and was previously a professor at OP Jindal University, in New Delhi, India. She has published 15 books and approximately 25 articles in major journals.
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-4
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Advantages of Nuclear Power
Pages 7-21
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Geopolitical Aspects of Nuclear Power
Pages 23-33
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Economic Aspects of Nuclear Power
Pages 35-42
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Military Aspects of Nuclear Energy
Pages 43-58
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy
- Book Subtitle
- Prospects and Retrospect
- Authors
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- Dipak Basu
- Viktoria W. Miroshnik
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-27029-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-27029-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-27028-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-27031-5
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 275
- Topics
