TY - BOOK AU - Charpak,Georges AU - Garwin,Richard L. TI - Megawatts and megatons: a turning point in the nuclear age? SN - 0375403949 (alk. paper) AV - QC792 .C4713 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Nuclear energy KW - Nuclear industry KW - Nuclear arms control N1 - Author's names on t.p. of translation reversed from original; Includes bibliographical references and index; All energy stems from the same source -- The nuclear chain reaction -- Nuclear weapons -- Natural radiation and living things -- The civilian use of nuclear energy -- A glimpse of the future of nuclear power -- Safety, nuclear accidents, and industrial hazards -- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- Comparing hazards of nuclear power and other energy -- Making best use of scientists -- From arms race to arms control -- Current nuclear threats to security -- Can we rid the world of nuclear weapons? -- A turning point in the nuclear age? ER -