The Dangers of nuclear war : a Pugwash symposium / edited by Franklyn Griffiths and John C. Polanyi foreword by Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Griffiths, Franklyn.

Polanyi, J. C., 1929-

Zinman Atomic Energy Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear disarmament--Congresses.

Nuclear disarmament.

Nuclear warfare--Congresses.

Nuclear warfare.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor) (Zinman copy)

Physical Description:

xiii, 197 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1979]

Contents:

Consequences of nuclear war / J. Carson mark

[1.] The avoidance of nuclear war up to the present: The avoidance of nuclear war since 1945 / W. McGeorge Bundy

An assessment of nuclear crises / John Steinbruner

Existing systems of command and control / Vice-Admiral G.E. Miller (ret.)

The achievements of arms control / George Ignatieff

[2.] Future developments as they affect the threat of nuclear war: A world of many nuclear powers / Walter Schütze

Weapons developments and the threat of nuclear war / Richard L. Garwin

[3.] Nuclear war: Nuclear terrorism and nuclear war / William Epstein

Local wars and their escalation / Shalheveth Freier

Nuclear war between the super-powers / George W. Rathjens

[4.] Retrospect and prospect: Forum: remarks made at a special session with the prime minister of Canada / Georgi Arbatov, P.R. Chari, Richard L. Garwin, George Ignatieff, Lord Zuckerman

A forecast / Franklyn Griffiths

The dangers of nuclear war / John C. Polanyi.

Notes:

Based on papers originally presented at the 30th Pugwash Symposium on the topic "The Dangers of Nuclear War by the Year 2,000" held in Toronto 4-7 May 1978.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Dangers of nuclear war.

ISBN:

0802023568

9780802023568

0802063896

9780802063892

OCLC:

5264269