2008/03/08 by Joseph M. Siracusa · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Nuclear Issues and Defense #Nuclear weapon #Political science #Law
paper · doi:10.1093/actrade/9780199229543.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2008/03/08 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction explains the history and politics of the bomb, from the technology of nuclear weapons, to the revolutionary implications of the H-bomb, and the politics of nuclear deterrence. The issues are set against a backdrop of the changing international landscape, from the early days of development through the Cold War. Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bomb is still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. But what significant lessons can be learnt from the history of the nuclear weapons era?