Nuclear Weapons : A Very Short Introduction /
Siracusa, Joseph M,
Nuclear Weapons : A Very Short Introduction / Joseph M. Siracusa. - 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface ; 1. What are Nuclear Weapons? ; 2. Building the Bomb ; 3. "A Choice between the Quick and the Dead" ; 4. Race for the H-Bomb ; 5. Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control ; 6. Star Wars ; 7. Nuclear Weapons in the Age of Terrorism ; References & Further Reading
In a fluid and uncertain world, wracked by fears of terrorism, the Bomb matters. Indeed it may matter more today than at any time before or during the Cold War. This book reveals why - providing a lucid and chilling account of nuclear weapons, their history, their role in global politics, and how we have - so far - managed to avoid armageddon.
9780199229543 (pbk.) 0199229546 (pbk.)
Nuclear weapons.
Nuclear arms control.
355.825119 / S.J.N.
Nuclear Weapons : A Very Short Introduction / Joseph M. Siracusa. - 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface ; 1. What are Nuclear Weapons? ; 2. Building the Bomb ; 3. "A Choice between the Quick and the Dead" ; 4. Race for the H-Bomb ; 5. Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control ; 6. Star Wars ; 7. Nuclear Weapons in the Age of Terrorism ; References & Further Reading
In a fluid and uncertain world, wracked by fears of terrorism, the Bomb matters. Indeed it may matter more today than at any time before or during the Cold War. This book reveals why - providing a lucid and chilling account of nuclear weapons, their history, their role in global politics, and how we have - so far - managed to avoid armageddon.
9780199229543 (pbk.) 0199229546 (pbk.)
Nuclear weapons.
Nuclear arms control.
355.825119 / S.J.N.