The Bomb: A New History â A Weapons Designer's Perspective on Nuclear Policy and National Security

Younger PhD, Stephen M.

ISBN 10: 0061537209 / ISBN 13: 9780061537202

Published by Ecco, 2010

Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting. Seller Inventory # EVV.0061537209.VG

Synopsis:

A former nuclear weapons designer and head of nuclear weapons research at Los Alamos, Stephen M. Younger delivers an insightful and urgent inquisition on the role of nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century. Does the United States need a massive atomic arsenal in an era of precision bombs and missile defense? Under what circumstances might we use nuclear weapons? And how does the proliferation of nuclear weapons by North Korea and Iran affect America's nuclear policy? With his deep understanding of the technology and politics of nuclear arms, Younger challenges us to join a new debate on the future of the ultimate weapon.

About the Author:

Stephen M. Younger is a senior policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He recently retired as a senior fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he was in charge of nuclear weapons research and development. From 2001 to 2004, he was director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at the U.S. Department of Defense. He lives in Las Vegas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Bomb: A New History â A Weapons ...
Publisher: Ecco
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good