Title Bomb scare : the history and future of nuclear weapons / Joseph Cirincione.

Publication Info.	New York : Columbia University Press, [2007]
	©2007

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Building the bomb -- Controlling the bomb -- Racing with the bomb -- Why states want nuclear weapons--and why they don't -- Today's nuclear world -- The new U.S. policy -- The good news about proliferation -- Nuclear solutions.
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Summary	Beginning with the atomic discoveries of the 1930s, Joseph Cirincione unravels the science, strategy, and politics that have fueled the development of nuclear stockpiles and increased the chance of a nuclear terrorist attack. He also explains why many nations choose not to pursue nuclear weapons, pulling from this a solution to the world's proliferation problem that balances force and diplomacy, enforcement and engagement to yield a steady decrease in deadly arsenals. A unique blend of history, theory, and security analysis, Bomb Scare not only offers a clear understanding of this issue but a.
Subject	Nuclear weapons -- History.
	Nuclear nonproliferation.
	Nuclear arms control.
	HISTORY -- Military -- Nuclear Warfare.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom.
	Nuclear arms control. (OCoLC)fst01039881
	Nuclear nonproliferation. (OCoLC)fst01040376
	Nuclear weapons. (OCoLC)fst01040971
	Kernwapens.
Genre/Form	Computer network resources.
	Electronic books.
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Cirincione, Joseph. Bomb scare. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007 0231135106 (DLC) 2006029174 (OCoLC)71275556
ISBN	9780231509404 (electronic bk.)
	0231509405 (electronic bk.)

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