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Siracusa, Joseph M.
Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction
[Электронный ресурс] / Joseph M. Siracusa. - [S. l.] : Oxford
University Press, 2008. - 143 p. -
ISBN 978-0-19-922954-3 :
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Кл.слова (ненормированные):
Policy --
Nuclear Weapons
Аннотация: Despite not having been used in anger since
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons are still the biggest
threat that faces us in the 21st century. Indeed, for all the
effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero and to keep other
nations (such as Iran) from developing nuclear capability, it seems
that the Bomb is here to stay. In this gripping Very Short
Introduction, Joseph M. Siracusa, an internationally respected
authority on nuclear arms, provides a comprehensive, accessible,
and at times chilling overview of the most deadly weapon ever
invented. Siracusa explains the history of the arms race and the
politics of the bomb, ranging from the technology of nuclear
weapons, to the revolutionary implications of the H-bomb and the
politics of nuclear deterrence. The issues are set against a
backdrop of the changing international landscape, from the early
days of development, through the Cold War, to the present-day
controversy over George W. Bush''s National Missile Defense, and
the role of nuclear weapons in an Age of Terror. Providing an
accessible and eye-opening backdrop to one of the most unsettling
aspects of the modern world, this compact introduction is must
reading.
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