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01697aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 E3F96E66370411E887D7D95B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180403010230 008 170918t20182018nyuacfh b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 019087029X 020 $a 9780190870294 035 $a (OCoLC)1004254966 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $e rda $d OQX $d SILO 043 $a e-ur--- $a e-ur--- 050 4 $a D843 B73 2018 100 1 $a Braithwaite, Rodric, $d 1932- $e author. 245 10 $a Armageddon and paranoia : $b the nuclear confrontation since 1945 / $c Rodric Braithwaite. 246 30 $a Nuclear confrontation since 1945 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a 502 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-476) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: The sword of Damocles -- Part I: Promethean fire. The destruction of Japan ; Touching infinity ; Brighter than a thousand suns ; A flash of lightning -- Part II: Forging a system. The charm of strategy ; Thinking about the unthinkable ; Updating the art of victory ; Strategy for a small island ; Know your enemy ; Now thrive the armourers -- Part III: Coping with the consequences. A very pleasant way to die ; Living on the volcano ; Skirting the brink ; The second cold war ; Armageddon averted? -- Epilogue: Russian roulette. 650 0 $a Nuclear weapons $x History. 650 0 $a Nuclear warfare. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220802020049.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211022522.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E3F96E66370411E887D7D95B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search