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Nuclear weapons / Mark Wolverton.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: The MIT Press essential knowledge series | The MIT Press essential knowledge seriesPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2022Description: xii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780262543316 (paperback)
  • 0262543311 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.8/2511909
LOC classification:
  • U 264 W869n 2022
Contents:
Introduction: The Big Difference -- Dawn Over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins -- Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats -- The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises -- Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do -- Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties -- The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture -- The Choice.
Summary: "A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"-- Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) U 264 W869n 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000178337

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.

Introduction: The Big Difference -- Dawn Over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins -- Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats -- The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises -- Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do -- Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties -- The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture -- The Choice.

"A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"-- Provided by publisher.

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