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Originally published in 1987, The Logic of Nuclear Terror presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time……続きを見る

Safeguards play a key role in verifying the effectiveness of restraints on the spread of nuclear weapons. Originally published in 1985, this book is a study of the safeguards system of the Internati……続きを見る

Is the appearance of new nuclear weapon states inevitable? Who are the sponsors and apologists of nuclear weapons, and why are others in favour of renouncing them? What are the implications for inte……続きを見る

In the early 1980s there had been an upsurge of public concern over the nuclear threat to Europe. Already saturated with nuclear weapons, Europe faced controversial new deployments and there was ala……続きを見る

A pioneering examination of nuclear trauma, the continuing and new nuclear peril, and the subjectivities they generate Amid resurgent calls for widespread nuclear energy and “limited nuclear war,” t……続きを見る

At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the Trinity Test explosion of the first atomic bomb changed the world forever. The dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan followed soon after, but it……続きを見る

Operation Crossroads at 75 July 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the dawning of the nuclear age On 1 July 1946, millions of people around the world waited anxiously by their radios for the results……続きを見る

This book examines the impact of the Cold War in a global context and focuses on city-scale reactions to the atomic warfare. It explores urbanism as a weapon to combat the dangers of the communist i……続きを見る

This collection of essays offers a fresh look at the 1970s, the crucial decade when the nuclear non-proliferation regime took shape. Exploring a broad array of newly declassified archival sources fr……続きを見る

Established by Sandia Corporation in 1957, Tonopah Test Range (TTR) in Nevada provided an isolated place for the Atomic Energy Commission and successor agencies to test ballistic characteristics and……続きを見る

Emergency War Plan examines the theory and practice of American nuclear deterrence and its evolution during the Cold War. Previous examinations of nuclear strategy during this time have, for the mos……続きを見る

Fumo, DDT, piogge acide, buco nell’ozono e riscaldamento globale: per decenni, l’applicazione delle misure a tutela della salute delle persone e dell’ambiente è stata ritardata da scienziati, politi……続きを見る

Originally published in 1985, this book is the result of an exploration of the state papers of the United Kingdom undertaken with the aim of discovering information about the past use of chemical wa……続きを見る

In Homemaking for the Apocalypse, Jill E. Anderson interrogates patterns of Atomic Age conformity that controlled the domestic practices and private activities of Americans. Used as a way to promote……続きを見る

The Iranian nuclear crisis has dominated world politics since the beginning of the century, with the country now facing increasing diplomatic isolation, talk of military strikes against its nuclear ……続きを見る

In 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hoped that a policy of appeasement would satisfy Adolf Hitler's territorial appetite and structured British policy accordingly. This plan was a failure, c……続きを見る

Sinossi: The most destructive clash between nations that the world has ever known, examined day by day, on all fronts, since 1st September, 1939, to the disarmament of the last Japanese units on Oct……続きを見る

International negotiators have been engaged in talks with the Iranian regime on its nuclear program since 2002. The current approach, led by the United States as part of the so-called P5+1, is now i……続きを見る

Based on reliable information obtained by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) network inside Iran, a top-secret committee is in charge of drafting the answers to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA……続きを見る

Iran's Nuclear Core details how the nuclear weapons program is at the heart, and not in parallel, to the civil nuclear program of Iran. The program is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (I……続きを見る

Finally, a concise but comprehensive narrative of the geopolitics and atomic research that led to the creation of the Manhattan Projectーthe American effort to develop and deploy the atomic bomb dur……続きを見る

Every week the TV news highlights the routine use of drones and guided missiles against terrorist enemies and the recreational use of drones has become commonplace. The Nazi WWII development of guid……続きを見る

In Time of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters provides individuals and families with information on what can and should be done to enhance survival in the event of ……続きを見る

This "compellingly hard-hitting" bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time (New York Times). It is the most……続きを見る

Denne debatbog fra 1962, der stadig har relevans i dag, handler om verdenssituationen i atomalderen og om Danmarks stilling i denne situation. Forfatteren har et pacifistisk grundsyn og beskriver de……続きを見る

Historisk spændingsroman om kapløbet om at skabe verdens første atombombe. LOS ALAMOS, JULI 1945. I et ørkenlandskab i New Mexico kæmper en række af verdens førende atomforskere med at konstruere de……続きを見る

"Når man i Danmark siden 1945 og navnlig siden 1949 er slået ind på en ny forsvarspolitik med et andet mål end ’at konstatere neutraliteten’, har den dybeste bevæggrund været ’at undgå en ny 9. apri……続きを見る

"Anden verdenskrig 1942-45" er historiker Aage Trommers skildring af de tre sidste år af krigen. Bogen formidler overskueligt og præcist, hvordan krigen formede sig ved de mange fronter rundt omkrin……続きを見る

"Krakatit" er den tekniske betegnelse for et sprængstof af hidtil uhørt voldsom eksplosionskraft, som ingeniør Prokop har fundet frem til under sine årelange eksperimenter med atomspaltning. Fortuml……続きを見る

"... evig krig, i hvilken nationerne stadig på ny bestræber sig for at undertvinge og undertrykke hinanden, da opstod der i min hjerne en tanke, som ikke har ladet mig i ro. Det er den tanke, at det……続きを見る