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25%OFFJoseph Cirincione - Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons - 9780231135115 - V9780231135115
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Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons

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Description for Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons Paperback. Since their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to slow, stop, or even reverse their spread. This book looks at the history of nuclear proliferation. It covers the development of nuclear stockpiles. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 illus, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Since their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to slow, stop, or even reverse their spread. With clarity and expertise, Joseph Cirincione presents an even-handed look at the history of nuclear proliferation and an optimistic vision of its future, providing a comprehensive survey of the wide range of critical perspectives. Cirincione begins with the first atomic discoveries of the 1930s and covers the history of their growth all the way to current crisis with Iran. He unravels the science, strategy, and politics that have ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231135115
SKU
V9780231135115
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Joseph Cirincione
Joseph Cirincione is the president of the Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation concentrating on nuclear weapons issues, and teaches at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He has served as a senior vice president for national security at the Center for American Progress, the director for nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and on the professional ... Read more

Reviews for Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons
Invaluable... [Bomb Scare] ought to be read by everyone as a matter of life and death.
Jason Epstein New York Review of Books A welcome antidote to the strange confluence of nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) opponents.
Christopher F. Chyba Science

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