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Author:
Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932- author.
Title:
Armageddon and paranoia : the nuclear confrontation since 1945 / Rodric Braithwaite.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
502 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm
Subject:
Nuclear weapons--History.
Nuclear warfare.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-476) and index.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
019087029X
9780190870294
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1004254966
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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