Table of Contents

Characteristics of plutonium and highly enriched uranium; inventories of military plutonium in the nuclear weapon states; inventories of weapon-grade uranium in the nuclear weapon states; plutonium contained in power reactor spent fuel; reprocessing programmes and plutonium arisings; commercial and R & D uses of plutonium; highly enriched uranium in research reactors; "De Facto" nuclear weapon states - Israel, India, and Pakistan; countries of concern - Iraw, North Korea, Iran, and Algeria; countries backing away from nuclear weapons - Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and Taiwan; overview of the present and future stocks of plutonium and HEU; the main policy issues in outline.

Reviews

`This volume provides the only comprehensive assessment of how much plutonium and highly enriched uranium - the basic ingredients of nuclear weapons - exists in the world today, and where and in which form they are to be found. Given the crucial importance of this information for global security, the World Inventory is essential reading for all interested in international affairs and an indispensable reference book for researchers.
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Frank Barnaby, Nature
`A timely and very useful tool for those interested in nuclear non-proliferation ... it is the first report that has been published with so broad a scope ... obviously the produce of a prodigious amount of painstaking research, analysis and synthesis ... This is a first class new reference work for profesionals in the field and is, at the same time, quite accessible to lay readers interested in a fuller understanding of the facts.
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Arms Control Today
`Given the crucial importance of this information for global security, the World Inventory is essential reading for all interested in international affairs and an indispensable reference book for researchers.
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Nature
`In a remarkable roundup, the authors do their best to reconcile their own estimates with figures reported under the safeguards regime. In addition they make valuable estimates of nuclear materials held by de facto nuclear states.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
`It is an inspiring example of painstaking research, embroidered with little comment, the numbers speak for themselves... The book is a powerful argument for establishing an international register of fissile materials.
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Mike Townsley, Safe Energy, No. 95, June/July 1993.
`a timely and very useful tool for those interested in nuclear non-proliferation ... It is the first report that has been published with so broad a scope ... Obviously the product of a prodigious amount of painstaking research, analysis and synthesis ... The book has a wealth of useful tables, graphs and other figures ... This is a first-class new reference work for professionals in the field and is, at the same time, quite accessible to lay readers
interested in a fuller understanding of the facts.
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Arms Control Today
`In a remarkable roundup, the authors do their best to reconcile their own estimates with figures reported under the safeguards regime. In addition they make valuable estimates of nuclear materials held by de facto nuclear states
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
`This highly technical and detailed book sets out to inventory global stocks and analyse the operation of civil and military programmes ... It certainly represents an important new source of information.
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Jane's Intelligence Review
`SIPRI's study is a remarkably impressive attempt to describe and analyze the presence, functions and future of these materials throughout the world ... Another excellent aspect of the study is a thoughtful and carefully considered discussion of options for the control and disposal of plutonium and highly enriched uranium ... this is one of SIPRI's best contributions to the literature on disarmament and proliferation control for some years, and is a
powerful reminder of why SIPRI is such an important research center.'
Paul Rogers, Defense Analysis