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Toolbox: Containing the Nuclear Red Zone Threat

Toolbox: Containing the Nuclear Red Zone Threat

Journal Article, The American Interest, volume 1, issue 3, pages 28-40

Spring 2006

Authors: Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Stephen A. LaMontagne

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Preventive Defense Project

 

The spread of sensitive nuclear fuel-cycle facilities – uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing plants – presents an increasingly urgent problem for U.S. security. This memorandum summarizes the threat and outlines a three-pronged U.S.-led multinational approach to contain it.

 

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For Academic Citation:

Carter, Ashton B. and Stephen A. LaMontagne. "Toolbox: Containing the Nuclear Red Zone Threat." The American Interest 1, no. 3 (Spring 2006): 28-40.

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