Peter Pella: 3 books
by Peter Pella
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has been the principal legal barrier to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons for the past forty-five years. It promotes the peaceful uses of nuclear technology and insures, through the application of safeguards inspections conducted by the International Atomic...
The Continuing Quest for Missile Defense
When Lofty Goals Confront Reality
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2018
For almost three quarters of a century, the United States has spent billions of dollars and countless person-hours in the pursuit of a national missile defense system that would protect the country from intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) carrying nuclear warheads. The system currently in place...
Nuclear Weapons, Policy, and Strategy
The Uses of Atomic Energy in an Increasingly Complex World
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
In this comprehensive introduction to nuclear physics, related national and international policy issues from Dr. Pete Pella, Gettysburg College nuclear physicist, educators will find a definitive textbook on the peaceful and military uses of nuclear energy. Pella traces both the scientific evolution...