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Research and Development of High-performance Explosives
Published on: February 20, 2016
まとめ
ウラン発電所を持つ非核保有国は少ないが,兵器用の材料を転用している. 核兵器の獲得は,おそらく,軍事施設に依存し,民間電力プログラムではない. 核拡散は主に政治的であり,国際的要因の影響を受けている.
科学分野:
- 核不拡散に関する条約
- 国際安全保障 国際安全保障
- 原子力エネルギー政策について
背景:
- ウラン発電所を持つ非核兵器国とその核兵器材料の獲得の可能性を調査する.
- 民間原子力発電プログラムと核兵器能力を追求するとの関連を評価する.
研究 の 目的:
- 非核兵器国による核兵器物質の取得のための代替戦略を分析する.
- 水平拡散の主な原動力とその関係とウラン発電の開発を決定する.
- 国内の武器能力の開発に対する米国の非拡散政策の影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 非核保有国の民間核計画に関連する活動に関する分析.
- 分裂性物質のための専用軍事生産施設と対比して,ダイバーションリスクの評価.
- 核拡散に関する決定に影響を与える国際的政治的,経済的,軍事的要因の検討.
主要な成果:
- ウランを保有する非核国家は,民間材料を武器に利用している証拠はない.
- 核兵器材料の取得は,民間のプログラム転換よりも,軍事施設を通じてより可能性が高い.
- 米国の供給制限は,いくつかの州で小規模な二重利用施設を無意識に奨励する可能性があります.
結論:
- 横断的核拡散は,主に政治的課題であり,ウラン発電開発と直接的な関係が限られている.
- 国際的政治的,経済的,軍事的インセンティブは,核兵器を放棄するよう各国を説得する上で極めて重要です.
- 政策の焦点は,民用原子力技術のみではなく,これらのより広範な地政学的要因に対処する方向に転換すべきである.
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