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Armageddon and paranoia : the nuclear confrontation / Rodric Braithwaite.
Author
Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932-
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Language
English
Published/Created
London : Profile Books Ltd, 2017.
©2017
Description
502 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
D843 .B659 2017
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Nuclear weapons
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History
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Nuclear warfare
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"In 1945, the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and old ideas of warfare came to an end. This book tells how the power of the atom was harnessed to produce weapons capable of destroying human civilisation. There were few villains in the story. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, dedicated scientists cracked the secrets of nature, dutiful military men planned to use the bomb in war, politicians contemplated with a potentially intolerable decision. Patriotic citizens acquiesced in the idea that their country needed the ultimate means of defence. Some tried to grapple with the unanswerable question: what end could possibly be served by such a fearsome means? Those who protested went unheard. None wanted to start a nuclear war, but all were paranoid. The danger of war by accident or misjudgement was never entirely absent. Rodric Braithwaite, author of bestsellers Moscow 1941 and Afgantsy, paints a vivid and thought-provoking portrait of this intense period in history. Its implications are as relevant today as they ever were, as ignorant and thoughtless talk about nuclear war begins to spread once more"--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-476) and index.
Contents
Prologue: The Sword of Damocles
Part I: Promethean fire: The destruction of Japan
Touching Infinity
Brighter than a thousand suns
A flash of lightning
Part II: Forging a system: The charm of strategy
Thinking about the unthinkable
Updating the art of victory
Strategy for a small island
Know your enemy
Now thrive the armourers
Part III: Coping with the consequences
A very pleasant way to die
Living on the volcano
Skirting the brink
The second Cold War
Armageddon averted?
Epilogue: Russian roulette
Timeline.
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Nuclear confrontation
ISBN
9781781257197 ((hardcover))
1781257191 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2017492513
OCLC
975077221
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