Public views on multiple dimensions of security : nuclear waepons, terrorism, energy, and the environment : 2007.

Herron, Kerry Gale (University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK) ; Jenkins-Smith, Hank C. (University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK)

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Proliferation;    Nuclear Deterrence;    98 Nuclear Disarmament, Safeguards, And Physical Protection;    Dimensions;    Reliability;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1049489
RP-ID  :  SAND2007-7733
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  1049489

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

We analyze and compare findings from identical national surveys of the US general public on nuclear security and terrorism administered by telephone and Internet in mid-2007. Key areas of investigation include assessments of threats to US security; valuations of US nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence; perspectives on nuclear proliferation, including the specific cases of North Korea and Iran; and support for investments in nuclear weapons capabilities. Our analysis of public views on terrorism include assessments of the current threat, progress in the struggle against terrorism, preferences for responding to terrorist attacks at different levels of assumed casualties, and support for domestic policies intended to reduce the threat of terrorism. Also we report findings from an Internet survey conducted in mid 2007 that investigates public views of US energy security, to include: energy supplies and reliability; energy vulnerabilities and threats, and relationships among security, costs, energy dependence, alternative sources, and research and investment priorities. We analyze public assessments of nuclear energy risks and benefits, nuclear materials management issues, and preferences for the future of nuclear energy in the US. Additionally, we investigate environmental issues as they relate to energy security, to include expected implications of global climate change, and relationships among environmental issues and potential policy options.