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Uranium, the most atomically unstable natural element on earth, has a unique place in the global geopolitics of resources. It provides energy to millions of people and its isotopes are used to power spacecraft and in nuclear medicine.

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"A refreshing and highly readable analysis that takes a broad historic look at the discovery and exploitation of uranium and the moral, political and strategic questions to which its development has given rise."
Angela Kane, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

"In this significant work, Anthony Burke traces the generative powers of a formidable metal that has shaped world politics in profound ways. Highlighting the toxic and dangerous effects of uranium through its entire production chain and failed attempts to control its uses, Burke makes an urgent humanitarian argument for nuclear disarmament."
Shampa Biswas, Whitman College

Table of Contents
Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1 The Politics of Uranium

2 The Brief History of a Resource

3 Weapons and Security

4 Mining, Politics and People

5 Energy, Risk and Climate

6 Challenges and Futures

Selected Readings

Uranium

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 2 June 2017
      ISBN-13 9780745670515
      978-0745670515
      ISBN-10 0745670512
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Uranium, the most atomically unstable natural element on earth, has a unique place in the global geopolitics of resources. It provides energy to millions of people and its isotopes are used to power spacecraft and in nuclear medicine.

      Trade Review
      "A refreshing and highly readable analysis that takes a broad historic look at the discovery and exploitation of uranium and the moral, political and strategic questions to which its development has given rise."
      Angela Kane, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

      "In this significant work, Anthony Burke traces the generative powers of a formidable metal that has shaped world politics in profound ways. Highlighting the toxic and dangerous effects of uranium through its entire production chain and failed attempts to control its uses, Burke makes an urgent humanitarian argument for nuclear disarmament."
      Shampa Biswas, Whitman College

      Table of Contents
      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Abbreviations

      1 The Politics of Uranium

      2 The Brief History of a Resource

      3 Weapons and Security

      4 Mining, Politics and People

      5 Energy, Risk and Climate

      6 Challenges and Futures

      Selected Readings

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