Nuclear Illusion Nuclear Reality

Author : R. Moore
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230251404
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality written by R. Moore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war.

Author : Solly Zuckerman Baron Zuckerman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Illusion and Reality written by Solly Zuckerman Baron Zuckerman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1982 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyse van de functies van kernwapens en de dynamiek van de bewapeningswedloop, gevolgd door voorstellen om deze te bedwingen.

Author : Solly Baron Zuckerman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Illusion and Reality written by Solly Baron Zuckerman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1983 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781349311637
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Illusion, Nuclear Reality written by Richard Moore and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the political, military and technical aspects of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Macmillan government, contrasting Britain's perceived political decline with its growth in technological mastery and military nuclear capability. Important reading for anyone interested in the history and military technology of the cold war.

Author : Eric Schlosser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101638664
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Command and Control written by Eric Schlosser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. “Deeply reported, deeply frightening . . . a techno-thriller of the first order.” —Los Angeles Times “A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. . . . fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age.

Author : Elaine Landau
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 9780761315551
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Nuclear Reality written by Elaine Landau and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at what it means to have new members of the nuclear arms club and an analysis of policies and practices of various nations as nuclear proliferation continues in Russia, the Middle East, South Asia, and North Korea.

Author : Patricia Lewis
Publisher : Chatham House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781784130145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Close for Comfort written by Patricia Lewis and published by Chatham House Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases of near nuclear use due to misunderstanding demonstrate the importance of the human judgment factor in nuclear decisionmaking. This report applies a risk lens, based on factoring probability and consequence, to a set of cases of near use and instances of sloppy practices from 1962 to 2013.

Author : K. Stoddart
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230369251
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Losing an Empire and Finding a Role written by K. Stoddart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds fresh light on developments in British nuclear weapons policy between October 1964, when the Labour Party came back into power under Harold Wilson following a thirteen year absence, and June 1970 when the Conservative government of Edward Heath was elected.

Author : K. P. Prakasam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788172210564
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear India written by K. P. Prakasam and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Butler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fatal Choice written by Richard Butler and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: