Nuclear weapons books

2186 books were found.

Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro

Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro

Author: A J Kingston
ISBN: 9781839383434
Format: Paperback
$105.47

"Introducing the ""Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro"" Book Bundle Step back in time and delve...  Read More >>

North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behaviour Pays

North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behaviour...

Author: Dr Edward Howell (Lecturer in Politics, Lecturer in Politics, New College University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780192888327
Format: Hardback
$195.95

Covering a time period from the 1990s to the present-day, and using unprecedentedly rich empirical evidence, Edward...  Read More >>

Abyss: World on the Brink, the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

Abyss: World on the Brink, the Cuban Missile Crisis...

Author: Max Hastings
ISBN: 9780008365035
Format: Paperback
$28.99

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping...  Read More >>

Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters

Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters...

Author: Serhii Plokhy (Harvard University)
ISBN: 9781324064558
Format: Paperback
$50.03

A chilling account of more than half a century of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist)...  Read More >>

Dreams for a Decade: International Nuclear Abolitionism and the End of the Cold War

Dreams for a Decade: International Nuclear Abolitionism...

Author: Stephanie L. Freeman
ISBN: 9781512824223
Format: Hardback
$118.80

"""During the 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and grassroots movements...  Read More >>

Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the...

Author: Evan Thomas
ISBN: 9780593743874
Format: Paperback
$79.20

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point...  Read More >>

Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the...

Author: Evan Thomas
ISBN: 9780399589256
Format: Hardback
$73.92

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point...  Read More >>

Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology

Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with...

Author: Tristan A Volpe ,  Paul Brion
ISBN: 9798212623070
Format: Audio
$110.85

When does nuclear latency--the technical capacity to build the bomb--enable states to pursue effective coercion?...  Read More >>

Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology

Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with...

Author: Tristan A Volpe ,  Paul Brion
ISBN: 9798212623087
Format: Audio
$110.85

When does nuclear latency--the technical capacity to build the bomb--enable states to pursue effective coercion?...  Read More >>

Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with Nuclear Technology

Leveraging Latency: How the Weak Compel the Strong with...

Author: Tristan A Volpe ,  Paul Brion
ISBN: 9798212623063
Format: Audio
$176.85

When does nuclear latency--the technical capacity to build the bomb--enable states to pursue effective coercion?...  Read More >>

Nagasaki: The Forgotten Bomb

Nagasaki: The Forgotten Bomb

Author: Frank W. Chinnock
ISBN: 9781032047485
Format: Paperback
$62.99

This book, first published in 1970, examines the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, when an entire industrial city was...  Read More >>

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Author: Len Giovannitti ,  Fred Freed
ISBN: 9781032047973
Format: Paperback
$62.99

This book, first published in 1967, examines the circumstances that led to the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan....  Read More >>

Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through...

Author: Timothy Phillips ,  Gerard McCarthy
ISBN: 9798212554664
Format: Audio
$110.85

Initially a victory line where Allies met at the end of WWII, the Iron Curtain quickly became the front of a new...  Read More >>

Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through...

Author: Timothy Phillips ,  Gerard McCarthy
ISBN: 9798212554657
Format: Audio
$137.25

Initially a victory line where Allies met at the end of WWII, the Iron Curtain quickly became the front of a new...  Read More >>

The False Promise of Superiority: The United States and Nuclear Deterrence After the Cold War

The False Promise of Superiority: The United States...

Author: James H Lebovic ,  David Stifel
ISBN: 9798212516785
Format: Audio
$52.77

This political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear...  Read More >>

The False Promise of Superiority: The United States and Nuclear Deterrence After the Cold War

The False Promise of Superiority: The United States...

Author: James H Lebovic ,  David Stifel
ISBN: 9798212516778
Format: Audio
$52.77

This political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear...  Read More >>

Cold War: America vs. Soviet Union

Cold War: America vs. Soviet Union

Author: A J Kingston
ISBN: 9781839382550
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"Discover the gripping story of the Cold War, a defining feature of global politics and diplomacy in the 20th century....  Read More >>

Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

Retracing the Iron Curtain: A 3,000-Mile Journey Through...

Author: Timothy Phillips ,  Gerard McCarthy
ISBN: 9798212554640
Format: Audio
$203.25

Initially a victory line where Allies met at the end of WWII, the Iron Curtain quickly became the front of a new...  Read More >>

The False Promise of Superiority Lib/E: The United States and Nuclear Deterrence After the Cold War

The False Promise of Superiority Lib/E: The United States...

Author: James H Lebovic ,  David Stifel
ISBN: 9798212516761
Format: Audio
$52.77

This political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear...  Read More >>

Ukraine’s Nuclear History: A Non-Proliferation Perspective

Ukraine’s Nuclear History: A Non-Proliferation Perspective...

Author: Polina Sinovets
ISBN: 9783030906634
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This book presents a comprehensive overview of Ukraine's nuclear history, beginning from its experiences within...  Read More >>

Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Southeast Asia

Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Southeast Asia

Author: Freeman J Dyson ,  Shiva [Ai]
ISBN: 9781608881253
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Nuclear weapons were used to stop enemy troops, with 40 targets attacked and 70-100 10-KT weapons fired. There was...  Read More >>

The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the New Nuclear Age

The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the New...

Author: Vipin Narang ,  Scott D. Sagan
ISBN: 9781501767166
Format: Paperback
$65.87

In The Fragile Balance of Terror, the foremost experts on nuclear policy and strategy offer insight into an era...  Read More >>

The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the New Nuclear Age

The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the New...

Author: Vipin Narang ,  Scott D. Sagan
ISBN: 9781501767012
Format: Hardback
$343.20

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Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea's Nuclear Program

Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea's Nuclear...

Author: Siegfried S. Hecker ,  Elliot A. Serbin
ISBN: 9781503634459
Format: Hardback
$79.25

"North Korea remains a puzzle to Americans. How did this country-one of the most isolated in the world and in the...  Read More >>

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