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Paperback. For three decades, arms control treaties have provided a legal basis for limiting and reducing long-range nuclear weapons. Editor(s): Alexander, Brian. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 tables, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: JWMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885859
- ISBN
- 9781574885859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and US documents, this volume examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886160
- ISBN
- 9781574886160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. Containing more than three hundred photographs, this is written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of antique arms. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBW; JWM; TTM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349989
- ISBN
- 9780826349989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the development and deployment of 'non-lethal' weapons by police and military organizations. It reviews the key technologies, issues, and dangers, with particular attention to the development of drugs, lasers, microwaves, and acoustics as incapacitating weapons. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPWH; JWM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221062
- ISBN
- 9780230221062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.63
€ 183.63
Hardback. A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war. Series: Nuclear Weapons and International Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230675
- ISBN
- 9780230230675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardcover. Armstrong, the engineers, armament makers and naval shipbuilders was set up in 1847 by William Armstrong at Elswick, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. This book analyzes Armstrong's 80 years rise, decline and reorganization, treating it, in some ways, as a case study of British industrial malaise. Series: Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, maps, illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JWM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497593
- ISBN
- 9780333497593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
The Future of the Non-proliferation Treaty. The 1995 Extension and Rev...
. Ed(S): Simpson, John; Howlett, Darryl A.
Hardback. This work analyzes four agenda areas of the forthcoming conference to discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). These areas are: the pre-conference activities; security issues; peaceful uses and verification questions, and regional issues. Editor(s): Simpson, John; Howlett, Darryl A. Series: Southampton Studies in International Policy S. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JPSN1; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618578
- ISBN
- 9780333618578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Dismantlement and Destruction of Chemical, Nuclear and Conventional We...
Nancy Turtle . Ed(S): Schulte
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Bonn, Germany, 19-21 May 1996 Editor(s): Schulte, Nancy Turtle. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344704
- ISBN
- 9780792344704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.22
€ 199.22
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Chemical Problems Associated with Old Arsenical and 'Mustard' Munitions, Lodz, Poland, 17-19 March 1996 Editor(s): Bunnett, Joseph F.; Mikolajczyk, Marian. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWMC; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 237
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351757
- ISBN
- 9780792351757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.43
€ 198.43
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Krasnoarmeisk, Russia, 18-21 October, 1999 Editor(s): Machacek, Oldrich. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWM; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366973
- ISBN
- 9780792366973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.77
€ 194.77
Hardback. These essays (non-technical), written since the end of WWII by the eminent physicist and outspoken advocate of nuclear disarmament, focus on weapons research, arms control, and nuclear power (of which he approves) and include reflections on friends and colleagues as well as a summary of Bethe's own Series: Masters of Modern Physics. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWMN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883187074
- ISBN
- 9780883187074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 49.11
€ 53.99
€ 49.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JMC; GTJ; JPS; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273086
- ISBN
- 9781137273086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28
Hardcover. The sharing of nuclear weapons technology between states is unexpected, because nuclear weapons are such a powerful instrument in international politics, but sharing is not rare. This book proposes a theory to explain nuclear sharing and surveys its rich history from its beginnings in the Second World War. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN; JWXF; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298447
- ISBN
- 9781137298447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Offering a new interpretation of early Cold War history, this book demonstrates how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war, showing a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334237
- ISBN
- 9781137334237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. During the last century, advances in the life sciences were used in the development of biological and chemical weapons in large-scale state offensive programmes, many of which targeted the nervous system. This study questions whether the development of novel biological and chemical neuroweapons can be prevented as neuroscience progresses. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWMC; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381811
- ISBN
- 9781137381811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Jina Kim investigates how North Korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal Korean dynamics and conflicting interests amongst the major players concerned. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386533
- ISBN
- 9781137386533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Analyzing the Drone Debates: Targeted Killings, Remote Warfare, and Mi...
Deshaw Rae, James, Crist, John
Hardcover. The book examines principal arguments for and against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and 'targeted killing.' Addressing both sides of the argument with clear and cogent details, the book provides a thorough introduction to ongoing debate about the future of warfare and its ethical implications. Num Pages: 157 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393074
- ISBN
- 9781137393074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardcover. In this book, five scholars square off in a lively debate over the ethics of drones and their contentious use. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPSF; JPVH; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432612
- ISBN
- 9781137432612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. This book is a historical and strategic analysis of the nuclear dimension of the US alliance with Australia, Australia's relationship with nuclear weapons, nuclear strategy, and US extended nuclear deterrence. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477385
- ISBN
- 9781137477385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardback. With the concept of 'Atomic Anxiety', this book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important and longstanding puzzles of international politics: the non-use of U.S. nuclear weapons. By focusing on the fear surrounding nuclear weapons, it explains why nuclear deterrence and the nuclear taboo are working at cross purposes in practice. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWA; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533739
- ISBN
- 9781137533739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55