Atomic obsession : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda /
Mueller, John E.
Atomic obsession : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda / John Mueller. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiii, 319 p. ; 25 cm.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
I. The impacts of nuclear weapons -- 1. Effects -- 2. Overstating the effects -- 3. Deterring World War III : essential irrelevance -- 4. Modest influence on history -- 5. Apocalyptic visions, worst-case preoccupations, massive expenditures -- II. The spread of nuclear weapons -- 6. Arms races : positive and negative -- 7. Proliferation : slow and substantially inconsequential -- 8. The limited appeal and value of nuclear weapons -- 9. Controlling proliferation : modest success -- 10. Costs of the proliferation fixation -- 11. Reconsidering proliferation policy -- III. The atomic terrorist? -- 12. Task -- 13. Likelihood -- 14. Progress and interest -- 15. Capacity -- Epilogue and an inventory of propositions.
John Mueller argues how our obsession with nuclear weapons is unsupported by history, scientific fact, or logic. Examining the entire atomic era, Mueller boldly contends that nuclear weapons have had little impact on history.
9780195381368 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780199837090 (pbk.)
2009012860
World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Hiroshima-shi.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Nuclear weapons.
Guerra mundial, 1939-1945--Japón--Hiroshima-shi.
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009.
Las armas nucleares.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
HV 6433.85 / M946a 2010
355.02
Atomic obsession : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda / John Mueller. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiii, 319 p. ; 25 cm.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
I. The impacts of nuclear weapons -- 1. Effects -- 2. Overstating the effects -- 3. Deterring World War III : essential irrelevance -- 4. Modest influence on history -- 5. Apocalyptic visions, worst-case preoccupations, massive expenditures -- II. The spread of nuclear weapons -- 6. Arms races : positive and negative -- 7. Proliferation : slow and substantially inconsequential -- 8. The limited appeal and value of nuclear weapons -- 9. Controlling proliferation : modest success -- 10. Costs of the proliferation fixation -- 11. Reconsidering proliferation policy -- III. The atomic terrorist? -- 12. Task -- 13. Likelihood -- 14. Progress and interest -- 15. Capacity -- Epilogue and an inventory of propositions.
John Mueller argues how our obsession with nuclear weapons is unsupported by history, scientific fact, or logic. Examining the entire atomic era, Mueller boldly contends that nuclear weapons have had little impact on history.
9780195381368 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780199837090 (pbk.)
2009012860
World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Hiroshima-shi.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Nuclear weapons.
Guerra mundial, 1939-1945--Japón--Hiroshima-shi.
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009.
Las armas nucleares.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
HV 6433.85 / M946a 2010
355.02