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010			_a2009012860
020			_a9780195381368 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_a9780199837090 (pbk.)
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050	1	4	_aHV 6433.85 _bM946a 2010
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100	1		_aMueller, John E.
245	1	0	_aAtomic obsession : _bnuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda / _cJohn Mueller.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2010.
300			_axiii, 319 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
505	0		_aI. 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.
520			_aJohn 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.
651		0	_aHiroshima-shi (Japan) _xHistory _yBombardment, 1945.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _zJapan _zHiroshima-shi.
650		0	_aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
650		0	_aNuclear weapons.
650		4	_aGuerra mundial, 1939-1945 _zJapón _zHiroshima-shi.
650		4	_aGuerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009.
650		4	_aLas armas nucleares.
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