TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mueller,John E.
TI  - Atomic obsession: nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda 
SN  - 9780195381368 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - HV 6433.85 M946a 2010
U1  - 355.02 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Japan
KW  - Hiroshima-shi
KW  - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
KW  - Nuclear weapons
KW  - Guerra mundial, 1939-1945
KW  - Japón
KW  - Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009
KW  - Las armas nucleares
KW  - Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
KW  - History
KW  - Bombardment, 1945
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -