Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al Qaeda - Hardcover

Mueller, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019538136X ISBN 13: 9780195381368

Publisher: OUP USA, 2009

Synopsis

Atomic Obsession Ever since the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the prospect of nuclear annihilation has haunted the modern world. And since September 11, 2001, the view that nuclear terrorism is the most serious threat to the security of the United States or, for that matter, of the world has been virtually universal. But as John Mueller reveals in this eye-opening, compellingly argued, and very reassurin... Full description

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Review:

The narrative is liberally seasoned with striking facts and a dash of wry humour. (Richard Lea, TLS)

Thought-provoking book. (David Holloway, Science)

Some books are written to be read, others to be put in a connon and blasted at the seat of power...sensational. (Simon Jenkins, The Guardian)

About the Author:

John Mueller is the Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies and Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University. He is the author of Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them and The Remnants of War, winner of the Joseph P. Lepgold Prize for the best book on international relations in 2004, awarded by Georgetown University. Visit his webpage at: polisci.osu.edu/faculty/jmueller

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 019538136X
• ISBN 13: 9780195381368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336