Nuclear power is one of many options available to achieve reduced carbon dioxide emissions likely to be mandated by an (as yet) undefined national climate change policy. Investment costs in nuclear power are greater than in any other conventional generating technology. They are irreversible and...

After the end of the Cold War, it was attempted to create the appropriate framework for progress in armaments control and disarmament. Although there have been fundamental changes in international relations and the security environment, efforts and initiatives in the field have proved to be...