Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

Medalia, Jonathan ; Mix, Derek E. ; Belkin, Paul ; Nikitin, Mary Beth ; Kan, Shirley A. ; Zanotti, Jim ; Kerr, Paul K.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapons systems;    Nuclear weapons;    Nuclear weapons information;   

RP-ID  :  R40439
RP-ID  :  R40439_2013Feb22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the organizations controlling research and development (R&D) on nuclear weapons (i.e., nuclear explosive devices, as distinct from the bombers and missiles that carry them) in these nations, and presents a brief history of the organizations controlling nuclear weapons R&D in the United States. It discusses whether these organizations are civilian or military, though in many nations the lines between civilian and military are blurred.