Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs – serie
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Inheriting the Bomb
The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine
Häftad, 2023
414 kr
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The collapse of the Soviet Union unleashed the specter of the largest wave of nuclear proliferation in history. Why did Ukraine ultimately choose the path of nuclear disarmament?Winner of the William E. Colby Award by the Norwich UniversityThe collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 left its nearly …
Kremlinologist
Llewellyn E Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow
Av Jenny Thompson, Sherry Thompson
Häftad, 2018
519 kr
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An Owl in a Hawk’s World: Top diplomat Llewellyn E Thompson was everywhere the Cold War was.Winner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyWinner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyAgainst the sprawling backdrop of the Cold War, The Kremlinologist revisits some of …
American Lab
An Insider’s History of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Inbunden, 2018
920 kr
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Behind the scenes of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the quintessential American lab.Nobel laureate Ernest O. Lawrence and renowned physicist Edward Teller founded the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1952. A new ideas incubator, the Lab was at the heart of nuclear testing and …
Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer
And the Birth of the Modern Arms Race
Häftad, 2018
443 kr
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The true story of the government conspiracy to bring down J. Robert Oppenheimer, America’s most famous scientist.On April 12, 1954, the nation was astonished to learn that J. Robert Oppenheimer was facing charges of violating national security. Could the director of the Manhattan Project, the …
Brazil in the Global Nuclear Order, 1945–2018
Av Carlo Patti
Inbunden, 2022
668 kr
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The first comprehensive and definitive history of Brazil's decision to give up the nuclear weapon option.Why do countries capable of "going nuclear" choose not to? Brazil, which gained notoriety for developing a nuclear program and then backtracking into adherence to the nonproliferation regime, …
Inspectors for Peace
A History of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Inbunden, 2022
663 kr
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The first comprehensive, empirically grounded, and independent study of the history of the IAEA.The International Atomic Energy Agency, which sends inspectors around the world to prevent states from secretly developing nuclear bombs, has one of the most important jobs in international security. At …
Norman Cousins
Peacemaker in the Atomic Age
Inbunden, 2022
408 kr
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As the editor of the Saturday Review for more than thirty years, Norman Cousins had a powerful platform from which to help shape American public debate during the height of the Cold War. Under Cousins's leadership, the magazine was considered one of the most influential in the literary world. …
Saving the World from Nuclear War
The June 12, 1982, Disarmament Rally and Beyond
Häftad, 2023
542 kr
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Examines how the June 12, 1982, rally for nuclear disarmament paved the way for a new generation of activists.On June 12, 1982, one million people filled the streets of New York City and rallied in Central Park to show support for the United Nations' Second Special Session on Disarmament. They …
Kremlinologist
Llewellyn E Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow
Av Jenny Thompson, Sherry Thompson
Inbunden, 2018
853 kr
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An Owl in a Hawk’s World: Top diplomat Llewellyn E Thompson was everywhere the Cold War was.Winner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyWinner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyAgainst the sprawling backdrop of the Cold War, The Kremlinologist revisits some of …
