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Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons

Hardcover • 2013 • English

Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons

By Ward Wilson

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About the book

An explosive rethinking of the power and purpose of nuclear weapons--and a call for radical action Nuclear weapons have always been a serious but seemingly insoluble problem: while they're obviously dangerous, they are also, apparently, necessary. This groundbreaking study shows why five central arguments promoting nuclear weapons are, in essence, myths. It is a myth: - that nuclear weapons necessarily shock and awe opponents, including Japan at the end of World War II - that nuclear deter...Show more

Political structure and processes
International relations
Nuclear weapons

Book details

ISBN

9780547857879

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons

Format

Hardcover

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