Nuclear weapons and the environment : an ecological case for non-proliferation / John Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, John, 1946 February 7- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Environment and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons--Environmental aspects.

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons--Testing--Environmental aspects.

Nuclear energy--Environmental aspects.

Nuclear energy.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear weapons--Testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 181 pages).

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Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction to book on non-proliferation

Historical background

The nuclear non-proliferation treaty

The risk of a regional nuclear war between India and Pakistan

The environmental and human cost of producing nuclear weapons

Chernobyl : the world's worst nuclear accident

The greatest industrial accident in history / Fukushima Daiichi

The greatest deproliferation of nuclear weapons in the postwar period

Nuclear proliferation through theft, terrorism or neglect

Nuclear weapons testing : inflicting the conditions of nuclear war on fragile environments

Pakistan : the biggest and most important exporter of nuclear technology in the history of the nuclear age

The ultimate weapon as the ultimate guarantee of regime survival : North Korea and the bomb

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Perry, John, 1946 February 7- Nuclear weapons and the environment

ISBN:

9781793602848

1793602840

Publisher Number:

40030462925

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.