Books on nuclear weapons

Scientists first developed nuclear weapons technology during world war ii. The effects of nuclear weapons by samuel glasstone editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nuclear weapons are one of the fascinating topics for all those who love weapons. Soontobe president donald trump will hold the keys, or the codes, to americas nuclear weapons arsenal in a few short weeks. They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power american prometheus. Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation a reference handbook, 2nd edition.

In fact, if exposed to similarly complex challenges, all 99 operating reactors in the united states would likely have similar outcomes. From wellloved classics to warnings from the past few years, we hope. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy on apple books. Weve compiled a diverse list of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. When triggered, these devices release a huge amount of energy in the form of a nuclear explosion nuclear explosions can destroy a. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. Now, thanks to weapons that could wipe out entire continents, nations couldnt wage. The introduction provides an overview of nuclear weapons physics, the second and third chapters cover postwar fission and thermonuclear weapons development, the fourth describes individual weapons and warheads, and a final chapter focuses on arming and fuzing systems. He is the author of ballistic missile defence and us national security policy 20, and has published widely on nuclear strategy, nuclear proliferation and contemporary nuclear challenges. Joint hearing before the subcommittees on europe and the middle east and international security, international organizations. North korea and nuclear weapons georgetown university press. In spite of all this, i still recommend it to anyone seriously interested in american nuclear weapons. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey.

The literature of scholarly articles and books on u. The testing of nuclear weapons that is being used in the rhetoric surrounding threats of war is creating new fears and heightening current tensions. David mitchell smartphones are worse than nuclear weapons. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control foreign policy. Development of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, the manhattan project, fission and fusion bombs and their delivery systems, nuclear weapons testing, as well as nuclear power and nuclearpowered watercraft. Books on nuclear weapons, missiles and the cold war. When it was first published, nuclear weapons and nonproliferation provided an urgently needed analysis of the history and current events in nuclear armament and disarmament around the globe.

Online shopping from a great selection at books store. View this list from ploughshares fund of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power. After the limited test ban treaty between the united states and the soviet union in 1963, nuclear testing went underground. Although the price point is somewhat of a turnoff, its still a very solid single volume technical study of the subject, and one of those rare books on nuclear weapons that focuses solely on technical aspects. By the late 1960s, nuclear weapon strategists and arms controllers began to lob most. The atomic bombs dropped 1945 on japan by the united states in world war ii demonstrated the overwhelming destructive potential of nuclear weapons and the threat to humanity posed by the possibility of nuclear war and led to calls for controls on or elimination of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nuclear weapons books online. Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two.

List of books and articles about nuclear disarmament. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nuclear weapons and american grand strategy. As president merkin muffley general, it is the avowed policy of our country never to strike first with nuclear weapons. Fukushima wasnt a japanese nuclear accidentit was an accident that happened to occur in japan. Jina kim investigates how north korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal korean dynamics and conflicting. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control by michael krepon the classics in this field came early on, as might be expected. Updated the section 8 of the nuclear weapons frequently asked questions, the first nuclear weapons, now with diagrams. The book makes a nice complement to the video the day after trinity in which one. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy ebook written by francis j. Between july 1945 and november 1962 the united states is known to have conducted 216 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests. Harnessing nuclear power was a technological leap for the mankind, and the. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet.

North korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the united states and its east asian allies. Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from conventional weapons because of the vast amounts of explosive energy they can release and the kinds of effects they produce, such as high temperatures and radiation. A fresh look at national strategy and requirements 1998, by center for counterproliferation research and center for global security research. A nuclear weapon also called an atom bomb, nuke, atomic bomb, nuclear warhead, abomb, or nuclear bomb is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission fission bomb or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions thermonuclear bomb. Most of the books listed below are therefore quite dated. Extraparliamentary dissent in france and germany 1981. The effects of nuclear weapons by glasstone abebooks.

Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety by eric schlosser, the making o. But in just a few short years, developments in asia, the middle east, and south asia have. Iraqs nuclear weapons capability and iaea inspections in iraq. The atomic bomb, and nuclear bombs, are powerful weapons that use nuclear reactions as their source of explosive energy. A nuclear weapon, also known as a nuclear bomb or a nuke, is a weapon that suddenly releases the energy in the nucleus of certain types of atoms. Ive written perhaps 100 posts for the history of fission and nuclear weapons series on this blog, and in that ive collected a number of pre1960 images showing a nuclear explosion over specific, recognizable u. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control foreign. This wellwritten and crafted book is an insiders look at how the united states strategic nuclear weapon stockpile grew from three weapons in 1945 to over 10,000 in 1980 and then began to shrink to its present level of some 2,000. Readers will learn the historical background of this issue leading up to its current and future impact on society.

The global threat of these weapons deepened in the following decades as more advanced weapons, aggressive strategies, and new nuclear powers emerged. Recent and vintage movies about nuclear war, recommended books on nuclear weapons and nuclear policy. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. The personal story of an raf armourer and engineer from nuclear weapons to bomb disposal. List of books and articles about atomic bomb online. The topic has been a matter of study as well for decades and developments are being made every day. Development of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, the manhattan project, fission and fusion bombs and their delivery systems, nuclear weapons testing, as well as nuclear power and nuclearpowered. This title examines one of the worlds critical issues, nuclear weapons. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Ever since, countless books, reports, and articlesand even a new field of academic inquiry called security studieshave tried to explain the socalled nuclear revolution. Any one teaching about this topic will surely wish to consider this as a textbook or reference. Andrew futter is a senior lecturer in international politics at the university of leicester, uk. Fittingly enough, that was a war ended by nuclear weapons, but its really the events that played out in the decades after that war that showed the impact of those weapons. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people.

From wellloved classics to warnings from the past few years. Richard falk has for decades been an outspoken authority calling for nuclear disarmament and the enforcement of nonproliferation treaties. What you need to know, is a very well written account of the people and the physics that went into creating the worlds weapons of mass destruction. News about nuclear weapons, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. How nuclear weapons have kind of had a positive impact. New book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning in.