| Nuclear Nonproliferation Contributor(s): Margulies, Phillip (Author), Squassoni, Sharon (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0816072116 ISBN-13: 9780816072118 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2008 Annotation: History suggests that the existence of a weapon leads to its eventual use in war, as illustrated by the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. At the opening of the atomic age, scientists, political analysts, generals, and politicians were haunted by the idea that nuclear wars could not be won; both sides would be virtually destroyed. The stakes of the game have only continued to rise as the "club" of nations currently possessing nuclear arms has become less and less exclusive: the United States, the Soviet Union/Russia, England, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea. Following a detailed analysis of this timely issue. Nuclear Nonproliferation explores the threat of nuclear production and the potential for solutions in four regions of the world--the United States, South Asia (India and Pakistan), the Middle East (Israel, Iraq, and Iran), and East Asia (North Korea). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare |
| Dewey: 327.174 |
| LCCN: 2007040705 |
| Series: Global Issues (Facts on File) |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.57" W x 9.26" (1.57 lbs) 355 pages |
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| Publisher Description: History suggests that the existence of a weapon leads to its eventual use in war, as illustrated by the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. At the opening of the atomic age, scientists, political analysts, generals, and politicians were haunted by the idea that nuclear wars could not be won; both sides would be virtually destroyed. The stakes of the game have only continued to rise as the club of nations currently possessing nuclear arms has become less and less exclusive: the United States, the Soviet Union/Russia, England, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea. Following a detailed analysis of this timely issue. Nuclear Nonproliferation explores the threat of nuclear production and the potential for solutions in four regions of the world--the United States, South Asia (India and Pakistan), the Middle East (Israel, Iraq, and Iran), and East Asia (North Korea). |