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



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Autore: Mueller John E Visualizza persona
Titolo: Atomic obsession [[electronic resource] ] : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al Qaeda / / John Mueller Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910778559803321
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