“Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons is accessible; short and breathless. It has the tone of a TED talk: an avid speaker bursting with one big idea and eighteen minutes to hold your attention.†—New York TimesNuclear war would be an apocalypse. Nuclear deterrence is effective in a crisis. Nuclear weapons shock and awe opponents. Killing civilians causes leaders to back down. The bomb has kept the peace for sixty-five years. These are the things we think we know about nuclear weapons; but it turns out they are myths; myths that nonetheless still shape our nuclear policy.In Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons; Ward Wilson blows the lid off the stale debate surrounding nuclear weapons; stripping away emotion and exaggeration. By drawing on new facts and historical research; Wilson methodically shatters each of these myths in turn. His conclusions will surprise you; enlighten you; and spur debates about whether nuclear weapons have any power and importance in the twenty-first century.
#2777938 in Books Cambridge University Press 2011-07-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x 1.85 x 5.98l; 2.60 #File Name: 0521840686776 pages
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