Nuclear weapons
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition
Second edition.
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127 pages ; 18 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
Second edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes index.
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"Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the atomic 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 Union is no more. But the post-Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear'. For all the effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero, it seems that the bomb is here to stay. This Very Short Introduction reveals why. The history and politics of the bomb are explained: 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. In this new edition, Joseph M. Siracusa includes a new concluding chapter, moving away from the emphasis of nuclear weapons in the 'age of terrorism', to the significant lessons to be learnt from the history of the nuclear weapons era. Siracusa shows that because 21st century nuclear proliferation has deep roots in the past, an understanding of the lessons of this nuclear history is paramount for future global policies to be successful." -Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Siracusa, J. M. (2015). Nuclear weapons (Second edition.). Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Siracusa, Joseph M. 2015. Nuclear Weapons. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Siracusa, Joseph M. Nuclear Weapons Oxford University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Siracusa, Joseph M. Nuclear Weapons Second edition., Oxford University Press, 2015.
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