International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies — 43rd Session
- ISBN-10
- 9814458252
- ISBN-13
- 9789814458252
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 628
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-06-08
- Publisher
- World Scientific
- Author
- R Ragaini
Description
Proceedings of a seminar focusing on planetary emergencies, followed in a multidisplinary approach since 1980 by permanent monitoring panels. Contents:The Evolving Nuclear Weapon Threat to Society (Richard L Garwin)Global Brightening and Climate Sensitivity (Christopher Monckton of Brenchley)Approaches and Solutions to Taming a Wild Deep-Sea Oil Well (Richard L Garwin)Photon Science, a Disruptive Wildcard (William A Barletta)Smart Grids (Hisham Khatib)From a Digital Divide to a Security Divide (Jody Westby)Our Nuclear Future: The Marriage of Science and Society (Tom Isaacs)Ocean Circulations and Climate (William Kininmonth)Defeating Religious Terrorism – What Will it Take? (Pervez Hoodbhoy)Carbon Dioxide, Friend or Foe (William Happer)and other papers Readership: Scientists in all fields, universities and institutes in all fields of science — politicians and decision makers — Ministries of Science, Interior and Security, Foreign Affairs — International Organisations. Keywords:Nuclear Plants;Oil Spills;Paleoclimate;Cosmic Objects;Terrorist Acts;Cyber Conflicts
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