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Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (3rd edition) [#179]
Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (3rd edition) [#179]
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  • Describes the historical development of nuclear weapons and the policies they generated since the end of the Cold War
  • Critically examines important and recurring questions about the role of nuclear weapons in international relations
  • This new edition brings the story up to date with recent political developments and the emergence of potential new nuclear powers

   
Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, put it: 'The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post-Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear'. For all the efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles, the Bomb is here to stay.
   
This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons. Tracing the story of the nuclear bomb, Joseph Siracusa chronicles the race to acquire the H-bomb, a thermonuclear weapon with revolutionary implications; and the history of early arms control, nuclear deterrence, and non-proliferation. He also tracks the development of nuclear weapons from the origins of the Cold War in 1945 to the end of Moscow-dominated Communism in 1991, and examines the promise and prospect of missile defence, including Ronald Reagan's 'Star Wars' and George W. Bush's National Missile Defence. This third edition includes a new chapter on the development of nuclear weapons and the policies they have generated since the end of the Cold War.

Index: 

Preface
List of illustrations

1:What are nuclear weapons?
2:Building the bomb
3:A choice between the quick and the dead
4:Race for the H-bomb
5:Nuclear deterrence and arms control
6:Star Wars and beyond
7:Post-Cold War era
References and further reading
Index

About the author: 

Joseph Siracusa, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
  
Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor in Human Security and International Diplomacy at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia, and President of Australia's Council for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. A veteran historian, he is known internationally for his writings on the history of nuclear weapons, diplomacy, and global security. He is the author of numerous books, including Diplomacy: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2010) and A Global History of the Nuclear Arms Race (Praeger, 2013).

"Nuclear Weapons provides the basics about the complex, intricate, and multilayered subject of nuclear weapons. It is written in a clear, accessible language. This short introduction is a good primer for students in war studies, international politics, and the core program of undergraduate courses." - Arab Studies Quarterly

Product details

ISBN : 9780198860532

Author: 
Joseph Siracusa
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Sep 2020
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (3rd edition) [#179]

Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (3rd edition) [#179]

Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (3rd edition) [#179]