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Author:
Wolverton, Mark, author.
Title:
Nuclear weapons / Mark Wolverton.
Publisher:
The MIT Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
Subject:
Nuclear weapons--History.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Armes nucléaires--Histoire.
Dissuasion (Stratégie)
Deterrence (Strategy)
Nuclear weapons.
History.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Big Difference -- Dawn Over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins -- Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats -- The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises -- Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do -- Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties -- The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture -- The Choice.
Summary:
"A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
The MIT Press essential knowledge series
ISBN:
0262543311
9780262543316
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1245957060
LCCN:
2021010580
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

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