Nuclear Weapons : A Very Short Introduction, Paperback by Siracusa, Joseph M....

Description: Nuclear Weapons : A Very Short Introduction, Paperback by Siracusa, Joseph M., ISBN 0198727232, ISBN-13 9780198727231, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the atomic bomb is still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. As Bill Clintons first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, aptly put it, "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post-Cold War
world is decidedly not post-nuclear." For all the effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero, it seems that the bomb is here to stay. This Very Short Introduction reveals why.

The history and politics of the bomb are explained: from the technology of nuclear weapons, to the revolutionary implications of the H-bomb, and the politics of nuclear deterrence. The issues are set against a backdrop of the changing international landscape, from the early days of development
through the Cold War.

In this new edition, Joseph M. Siracusa includes a new concluding chapter, moving away from the emphasis of nuclear weapons in the "age of terrorism", to the significant lessons to be learnt from the history of the nuclear weapons era. Siracusa shows that because 21st century nuclear proliferation
has deep roots in the past, an understanding of the lessons of this nuclear history is paramount for future global policies to be successful.

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