Nuclear Weapons

Mark Wolverton

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Published by The MIT Press Feb 2022, 2022

0262543311 / 9780262543316

Series: Book 79 of 115 - MIT Press Essential Knowledge

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Neuware -A primer on nuclear weapons, from the science of fission and fusion to the pursuit of mutual assured destruction, the SALT treaties, and the Bomb in pop culture.Although the world s attention has shifted to drone-controlled bombing and cyberwarfare, the threat of nuclear war still exists. There are now fourteen thousand nuclear weapons in the hands of the nine declared nuclear powers. Even though the world survived the Cold War, we need to understand what it means to live with nuclear weapons. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Mark Wolverton offers a primer on nuclear weapons, from the science of fission and fusion to the pursuit of mutual assured destruction, the SALT and START agreements, and the Bomb in pop culture.Wolverton explains the basic scientific facts, offers historical perspective, and provides a nuanced view of the unique political, social, and moral dilemmas posed by nuclear weapons. He describes the birth of the Bomb in 1945 and its use against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; explains how a nuclear bomb works; recounts episodes when the world came close to waging nuclear war, including the Cuban missile crisis in 1962; discusses nuclear policy and nuclear treaties; and traces the influence of such films as On the Beach, Dr. Strangelove, and The Day After. 280 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
Nuclear Weapons
Author
Mark Wolverton
Publisher
The MIT Press Feb 2022
Publication year
2022
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
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0262543311
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9780262543316
Item weight
254 grams
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176x125x21 mm
Series
Book 79 of 115: MIT Press Essential Knowledge

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