Accession Number:

AD1151241

Title:

Grim Prospect: Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Technical Report]

Corporate Author:

Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

Personal Author(s):

• Lisowski, Eva
• Sokolski, Henry D

Report Date:

2021-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33

Abstract:

This study assesses what amount of plutonium and highly enriched uranium is needed to make a low-yield nuclear weapon that can inflict as many casualties as Nagasaki bombs did.

Descriptors:

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Nuclear Weapons

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]