Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook] download free by Joseph M. Siracusa
- Listen audiobook: Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction
- Author: Joseph M. Siracusa
- Release date: 2015/12/24
- Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Business, Finance and Law
- ISBN: 9780198727231
- Rating: 7.06 of 10
- Votes: 251
- Review by: Cheyenne Bui
- Review rating: 7.35 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/16
- Duration: 1H52M42S in 256 kbps (30.4 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-21
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: ATRAC, MPEG4, MPEG-4 ALS, MP3, FLAC, WAV, WMA (compression JAR, TAR.XZ, RZ, ZIP, RAR)
- Total pages original book: 152
- Includes a PDF summary of 13 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 10M22S (2.6 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the atomic bomb is still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. As Bill Clinton's first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, aptly 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 effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero, it seems that the bomb is here to stay. This Very Short Introductionreveals why. The history and politics of the bomb are explained: 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. In this new edition, Joseph M. Siracusa includes a new concluding chapter, moving away from the emphasis of nuclear weapons in the 'age of terrorism', to the significant lessons tobe learnt from the history of the nuclear weapons era. Siracusa shows that because 21st century nuclear proliferation has deep roots in the past, an understanding of the lessons of this nuclear history is paramount for future global policies to be successful.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Weapons & Equipment, International Law, International Relations, Military Engineering, Nuclear Weapons, Political Science & Theory, Arms Negotiation & Control, Politics & Government
- Download servers: Box, Mediafire, 4Shared, Hotfile, Dropbox, Robust Files. Compressed in JAR, TAR.XZ, RZ, ZIP, RAR
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 7.89 USD
- Dimensions: 114x174x8mm
- Weight: 120g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: Oxford, United Kingdom
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