Packed with startling revelations, this inside look at the secret side of the Cold War exposes just how close America came to total annihilation.
"With access to newly declassified documents, Keeney……続きを見る
著者:P. D. Smith
出版社: St. Martin's Press
発売日: 2007年12月10日
The gripping, untold story of the doomsday bombーthe ultimate weapon of mass destruction.
"Chillingly compelling." ー New Scientist
In 1950, Hungarian-born scientist Leo Szilard made a dramatic anno……続きを見る
In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Sa……続きを見る
The little boy did not cry or speak. He just stood there and stared at me intensely. With great effort I stood up and tested to see if I could walk with my injured foot. When I did, he came to stand……続きを見る
Never has a book about nuclear weapons and their impact been timelier. This work, The Sword of Damocles, Our Nuclear Age, deals with our history as well as today's headlines. I had the opportunity t……続きを見る
A first-person account of the Manhattan Project by the general who hired, and worked alongside, Robert Oppenheimer.
General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsib……続きを見る
North Korea's Nuclear Cinema examines why and how North Korea has transitioned to an image-based nuclear power in the changing context of a post-Cold War world. What exactly is the North Korean nucl……続きを見る
In 1983, American Astronomer & Scientist, Carl Sagan commented, referring to the Cold War, which, as a rehash of the 1960s had once again reached a crescendo in the early 1980s after the failed déte……続きを見る
Pensato come un vero e proprio atlante, dove ogni conflitto ha pari dignità, è un annuario aggiornato delle guerre in atto sul Pianeta. Vengono analizzate e spiegate le ragioni di tutti gli scontri ……続きを見る
**The thrilling and terrifying seventy-year storyー"kinetic, dramatic, and compulsively readable" (Patchen Barss)ーof the physicists that deciphered the atom and created the hydrogen bomb
A Guardian……続きを見る
In 'Wie man einen Nuklearangriff überlebt', herausgegeben von der Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), wird ein grundlegendes und zugleich umfassendes Verständnis darüber vermittelt, wie Einz……続きを見る
Did you know that the uranium used to bomb the citizens of Hiroshima was mined at a forbidden site known as ‘the money place’ by First Nation people in northern Canada? Or have you heard about the e……続きを見る
著者:Iain MacGregor
出版社: Little, Brown Book Group
発売日: 2025年06月05日
'An extraordinary and utterly absorbing blend of the historical, the scientific and the human. MacGregor has made us see a terrible event with different eyes. A real achievement' Patrick Bishop
We H……続きを見る
著者:Michael D. Gordin
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2015年08月18日
"A gripping reconsideration of how the atomic bomb figured in the ending of World War II." ーDaniel J. Kevles, author of The Physicists
With a New Preface by the Author
Most Americans believe that ……続きを見る
How to Prevent War is a little problem solver book by Walter the Educator that belongs to the Little Problem Solver Books Series. Collect more books at WaltertheEducator.com. Throughout human histor……続きを見る
著者:THOMAS POWERS
出版社: EDITURA PUBLISOL
発売日: 2024年11月12日
Unul dintre ultimele secrete ale celui de-Al Doilea Razboi Mondial este motivul pentru care germanii nu au reusit sa construiasca o bomba atomica. Germania era locul de nastere al fi zicii moderne, ……続きを見る
著者:M. G. Sheftall
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2025年08月05日
The second volume in a prize-worthy two-book series based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors about each of the atomic bomb drops, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, that ……続きを見る
After the detente's sudden and abrupt end in the late 1970s, owing to the planned deployment of Pershing-IIs and the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union; it was time for the West to strike b……続きを見る
This book traces the long struggle of Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings to secure recognition and compensation.
After Japan's defeat and Korea's liberation, the survivors of the nuclear b……続きを見る
How and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversaries
How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuc……続きを見る
This book provides an accessible introduction to radioactivity. The second in a two-volume set, this volume is presented in two parts, covering its development and modern applications.
It first expl……続きを見る
This book provides an accessible introduction to radioactivity. The first in a two-volume set, this volume is presented in two parts, covering radiation physics and natural radiation exposure.
It fi……続きを見る
For the first time, readers can discover the numerous pioneers of the Soviet nuclear industry, including the role of scientific supervisors of Russia's nuclear project and the statesmen who coordina……続きを見る
First published in 1983, Nuclear Power Struggles (now with a new preface by the authors) analyses the strains within the nuclear reactor industry and assesses the scale and location of future market……続きを見る
Understand the metasurface revolution in electronic warfare
Electronic warfare (EW) ensures safe usage of the electromagnetic spectrum by one’s own forces while denying it to adversaries. Modern war……続きを見る
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - THE 'MASTERPIECE' DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC BOMB
'A comprehensive account... focuses not just on the voices of scientists [but] explo……続きを見る
著者:William Burns
出版社: Better than Bonkers
発売日: 2025年01月06日
In Aerial Guardians, William Burns provides a compelling and detailed examination of how drones have become an indispensable tool in modern warfare and counterterrorism efforts. Focusing on their pi……続きを見る
In a world where global tensions and unforeseen disasters loom, being prepared isn't just an optionーit's a necessity. The Ultimate Nuclear War Survival Guide is your roadmap for surviving the unthi……続きを見る
Uncovers the untold story of Britain’s atomic bomb program, revealing the devastating human cost and decades-long cover-up.
Once upon a time, it was necessary to have a weapon that could unleash hel……続きを見る