Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: This 2008 article (which originally ran in the Autumn 2008 Parameters) considers the security implications of a large-scale turn to nuclear power as a substitute for fossil fuels, with a focus on the nuclear proliferation risk inside an international scene disrupted by energy and resource stress. After assessing this danger it then argues that the U.S. should actively discourage such a turn through the promotion of renewable energy, while also supporting the research of Generation IV nuclear power production holding out the prospect of sharply reduced proliferation risks (among other benefits).
Author: Nader Elhefnawy
Institution: Miami Dade College
Language: English
Topic: Nuclear Issues and Defense
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W265087845