Unparalleled catastrophe : life and death in the Third Nuclear Age / Rhys Crilley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crilley, Rhys, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

Nuclear weapons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 197 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Rhys Crilley is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Glasgow.

Summary:

'Unparalleled catastrophe' chronicles and critically analyses recent events that have brought about a dangerous third nuclear age. It presents the case for rethinking how we understand nuclear weapons and international security, and argues that today the planet stands on the brink of catastrophe. This book tells you why, and what we can do about it.

Contents:

Introduction

'We thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe': a brief history of nuclear weapons

'Fire and fury like the world has never seen': understanding the Third Nuclear Age

'I got it. I got it. Why don't we nuke them?': August to October 2019

'This is a high time for hypersonic missiles': November 2019 to January 2020

'The world of post-apocalypse movies': February to April 2020

'I can't breathe': May to July 2020

'Money meant for face masks': August to October 2020

'A force that would shatter our nation rather than share it': November 2020 to January 2021

Conclusion: it's not enough to say 'a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought': February 2021 to the present

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Crilley, Rhys Unparalleled Catastrophe

ISBN:

9781526170439

1526170434

9781526170453

1526170450

OCLC:

1397316880