Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) | 
| Author: Joseph M. Siracusa
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Pages: 144
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ISBN: 0199229546
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.45119
EAN: 9780199229543
ASIN: 0199229546
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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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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An invaluable introduction to nuclear weapons. May 4, 2008
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Joseph M. Siracusa's Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction is an invaluable addition to Oxford's Very Short Introduction series. Whatever one's background, this volume provides a concise and highly readable introduction to nuclear weapons. It examines all aspects of these terrible weapons, from the science behind their construction, to the politics they provoke, to the fears surrounding their proliferation.
In the minds of many climate change has eclipsed nuclear weapons as the paramount threat to the planet. Siracusa convincingly argues, however, that in this age of global terrorism we cannot afford to ignore the threat posed by nuclear weapons, which remain the gravest threat to humanity in the 21st century.
For those of us who have no background in nuclear physics, nor time to master the enormous body of literature on issues such as nuclear deterrence and proliferation, this comprehensive and accessible introduction will prove absolutely invaluable to understanding the nature, history and terrible significance of nuclear weapons.
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