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Atomic obsession : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda / John Mueller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mueller, John E., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qaida (Organization).
- World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Hiroshima-shi.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- John Mueller argues how our obsession with nuclear weapons is unsupported by history, scientific fact, or logic. Examining the entire atomic era, Mueller boldly contends that nuclear weapons have had little impact on history.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; I. THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; II. THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; III. THE ATOMIC TERRORIST?; Notes; References; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773289-5
- 1-282-32884-0
- 9786612328848
- 0-19-970087-7
- OCLC:
- 601050737
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