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OverviewThis book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Making the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and provides an intervention into debates about nuclear weapons. After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945, Albert Einstein warned that 'we thus drift towards unparalleled catastrophe'. Today we are no longer drifting but racing at breakneck speed. This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Presenting the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and makes an important intervention into debates about nuclear weapons. It also explores how the Third Nuclear Age manifests in our everyday lives, drawing on a diverse range of source materials, including everything from policy documents, military doctrine and news reports to pop songs and social media memes. Today, the human race stands on the brink of catastrophe. This book tells you why and what we can do about it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rhys CrilleyPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781526170446ISBN 10: 1526170442 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 12 September 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'This is a timely and excellent book as President Putin lifts a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons and is facing pressure to develop Russia’s nuclear arsenal. This is one of the first books on the Third Nuclear Age and there will be many more. It has additional merit that it is short and rightly concludes that it is not enough to say “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”. Unless we return to meaningful nuclear negotiations between nuclear weapon states, there will be a war in which nuclear weapons are used.' Lord David Owen, Former Foreign Secretary -- . Author InformationRhys Crilley is a Research Fellow in Politics at the University of Glasgow Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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