Nuclear weapons

Wolverton, Mark

Nuclear weapons by Mark Wolverton. - Cambridge : MIT Press, ©2022 - xii, 261 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - The MIT Press essential knowledge series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.

1 Introduction: The Big Difference 2 Dawn Over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins 3 Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats 4 The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises 5 Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do 6 Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties 7 The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture 8 The Choice.

"A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"--

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Nuclear weapons--History.
Deterrence (Strategy)

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