Atomic obsession [[electronic resource] ] : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al Qaeda / / John Mueller

• Autore: Mueller John E
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.0217
• Soggetto topico: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Nuclear weapons; World War, 1939-1945 - Japan - Hiroshima-shi
• Soggetto geografico: Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; I. THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; II. THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; III. THE ATOMIC TERRORIST?; Notes; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the end of World War Two, the use of nuclear weapons has been America's-and the world's-worst nightmare. But they have never actually been used, despite the fact that an ever-increasing number of countries have obtained them. Our fear levels remain as high as ever today, but are they justified? Eminent international relations scholar John Mueller thinks not, and this highly provocative work, he contends that our overriding concern about nuclear weapons borders on an obsession unsupported by either history or logic. Drawing on the history of the entire atomic era, Mueller argues that nucl
• Titolo autorizzato: Atomic obsession
• ISBN: 0-19-773289-5; 1-282-32884-0; 9786612328848; 0-19-970087-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818895703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II