The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security

The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security provides a comprehensive examination of efforts to secure sensitive nuclear assets and mitigate the risk of nuclear terrorism and other non-state actor threats. It aims to provide the reader with a holistic understanding of nuclear security through exploring its legal, political, and technical dimensions at the international, national, and organizational levels. Recognizing there is no one-size-fits-all approach to nuclear security, the book explores fundamental elements and concepts in practice through a number of case studies which showcase how and why national and organizational approaches have diverged. Although focused on critiquing past and current activities, unexplored yet crucial aspects of nuclear security are also considered, and how gaps in international efforts might be filled.
Contributors to the handbook are drawn from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds and experiences, to provide a wide range of perspectives on nuclear security issues and move beyond the Western narratives that have tended to dominate the debate.These include scholars from both developed and developing nuclear countries, as well as practitioners working in the field of nuclear security in an effort to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Christopher Hobbs, Professor in Science and International Security, Department of War Studies, King’s College London, Sarah Tzinieris, Research Fellow, Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, Sukesh Aghara, Professor and Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Christopher Hobbs is Professor in Science and International Security within the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He has published widely on nuclear security issues and sought to translate his work into real-world impact. From 2014-2022 he was Programme Director for the UK’s Nuclear Security Culture Programme.

Dr Sarah Tzinieris is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. She has published on nuclear security, non-proliferation, and British foreign policy, and previously supported the Nuclear Security Culture Programme, an academia-industry consortium funded by the British government.

Sukesh K. Aghara is a Professor and Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He directs the Integrated Nuclear Security and Safeguards Laboratory (INSSL) and serves as a Nuclear Security Fellow with Center for Terrorism and Security Studies (CTSS).