Ending the Nuclear Arms Race

"Engagingly written and full of fascinating stories.... Von Hippel's memoir will be of value to anyone interested in the history of the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, and the relationship between science and public policy--and anyone curious about how informed citizens can make an impact on crucial questions of policy." --Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University

Frank N. von Hippel shares his remarkable journey as a key figure in the history of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, illuminating the far-reaching consequences of nuclear accidents and the devastating impact of "limited" nuclear war.

Speaking out about the dangers of nuclear power, leading the opposition against plutonium breeder reactors, meeting with Soviet leaders and colleagues such as Mikhail Gorbachev and physicist and human rights advocate Andrei Sakharov, serving as chair of the Federation of American Scientists, von Hippel played a pivotal role in the nuclear freeze movement. He was also involved in establishing the in-country monitoring of the Soviet Union's unilateral nuclear test moratorium in the mid-1980s. His book offers an intimate look at the complex world of nuclear arms control from the 1980s to the present.

CONTENTS:

• Searching for a Way to Contribute.
• At Stanford During the Vietnam War.
• Nuclear Reactor Accidents.
• Consequences of "Limited" Nuclear War.
• President Carter and the "Plutonium Economy."
• Chernobyl.
• Automobile Energy Efficiency.
• "Freezing" the Nuclear Arms Race.
• Monitoring Gorbachev's Nuclear Test Moratorium.
• Andrei Sakharov and the 1987 Moscow Nuclear Disarmament Conference.
• End of the Nuclear Arms Race.
• Nuclear Warhead Detection: The Black Sea Experiment.
• Velikhov's 1986 Glasnost Tour.
• End of the Cold War.
• Losing the Peace.
• Cleaning Up After the Cold War.
• Fifteen More US Nuclear Tests?
• Working in the White House to Secure Russia's Nuclear Materials.
• Nuclear Nonproliferation and Space-Reactor Safety.
• Time to Rejoin the Outside World.
• The International Panel on Fissile Materials.
• Stopping the G. W. Bush Administration's Reprocessing Initiative.
• Fukushima and Spent Fuel Pool Fires.
• Obama, China, and Iran.
• Looking Forward.
• Looking Back.