Council on the Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Complex, Tides Foundation. Beyond the Bomb: Dismantling Nuclear Weapons and Disposing of their Radioactive Wastes (San Francisco, CA: Tides Foundation, 1994). Softcover, 26 pages, $2.00 or discount for bulk orders. Write to: Nuclear Safety Campaign, 1914 North 34th St., Suite 407, Seattle, WA 98103. A clear, succinct guide for citizens.

Chow, B. and Solomon, K. Limiting the Spread of Weapon-Usable Fissile Materials (Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1993). Softcover, 102 pages, $18.00 including handling: to order call (310) 451-7002. Discusses quantities of fissile materials, costs of civilian nuclear fuel cycles, and disposition options.

Leventhal, P. and Alexander, Y., editors. Preventing Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear Control Institute, International Task Force on Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism (Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1987). Softcover, 472 pages, $24.95. A summary of recommendations and a presentation of nuclear terrorism issues by members of the Task Force. The book is both national and international in scope.

IPPNW and IEER. Plutonium: Deadly Gold of the Nuclear Age (Cambridge, MA: International Physicians Press, 1992). Softcover, 178 pages, $17.00 including shipping and handling: to order contact IEER, 6935 Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 USA, ieer@ieer.org, tel. (301) 270-5500. An overview of plutonium characteristics, production and resulting wastes, and a history of accidents associated with plutonium production and use. Includes recommendations for management of wastes and materials.

IEER. The Yellow Pages: A Technical Reference Guide for Activists, Citizens and Policy Makers on Nuclear Waste and Cleanup Issues (Takoma Park, MD: IEER, 1994). Unpublished photocopy, 21 pages: free. To order contact IEER, 6935 Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 USA, ieer@ieer.org, tel. (301) 270-5500.. A handy reference guide to the science and math necessary for reading documents on nuclear issues. Includes information on radionuclides, half-lives, units of radiation, etc.

National Academy of Sciences, Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium, Executive Summary (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1994). Softcover, 31 pages, free: call (202) 334-2811. Summary of recommendations by Committee on Security and Arms Control. Provides clear summary of the issues, including long-term disposition.

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Dismantling the Bomb and Managing the Nuclear Materials, OTA-O-572 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, Septermber 1993). Softcopy, 202 pages, $12.00: to order call OTA at (202) 783-3238. An important report on the dismantlement of nuclear warheads and the disposition of the remaining nuclear materials.

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessing the Risks, OTA-ISC-559 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, August 1993). Softcopy, 123 pages, $7.00: to order call OTA at (202) 783-3238. This report gives a good overview of proliferation risks and policy implications of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.