02797nam 2200673Ia 450 991082638230332120200520144314.01-281-34124-X97866113412440-19-152801-3(CKB)1000000000535729(EBL)415598(OCoLC)476243561(SSID)ssj0000212728(PQKBManifestationID)11184849(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000212728(PQKBWorkID)10138380(PQKB)10491827(MiAaPQ)EBC415598(Au-PeEL)EBL415598(CaPaEBR)ebr10229900(CaONFJC)MIL134124(OCoLC)437093953(EXLCZ)99100000000053572920080414d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNuclear weapons a very short introduction /Joseph M. Siracusa1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20081 online resource (161 pages)Very short introductions ;179Description based upon print version of record.0-19-922954-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-138) and index.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 and further reading; Index;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. - ;Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bomb is still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. As Bill Clinton's first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, aptly put it: 'The Cold War is over, the Soviet UnionVery short introductions ;179.Nuclear weaponsNuclear weaponsHistoryNuclear arms controlNuclear weapons.Nuclear weaponsHistory.Nuclear arms control.355.825119623.4/5119355.825119Siracusa Joseph M191502MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826382303321Nuclear weapons3967727UNINA