Books on nuclear weapons

Recent and vintage movies about nuclear war, recommended books on nuclear weapons and nuclear policy. New book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning in. Although the price point is somewhat of a turnoff, its still a very solid single volume technical study of the subject, and one of those rare books on nuclear weapons that focuses solely on technical aspects. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet. In spite of all this, i still recommend it to anyone seriously interested in american nuclear weapons. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Fukushima wasnt a japanese nuclear accidentit was an accident that happened to occur in japan. This wellwritten and crafted book is an insiders look at how the united states strategic nuclear weapon stockpile grew from three weapons in 1945 to over 10,000 in 1980 and then began to shrink to its present level of some 2,000. Harnessing nuclear power was a technological leap for the mankind, and the power has been used in several ways, since then. They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power american prometheus. Since their first nuclear test in 2006, north korea has struggled to perfect the required delivery systems. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nuclear weapons books online. Harnessing nuclear power was a technological leap for the mankind, and the.

Richard falk has for decades been an outspoken authority calling for nuclear disarmament and the enforcement of nonproliferation treaties. The global threat of these weapons deepened in the following decades as more advanced weapons, aggressive strategies, and new nuclear powers emerged. Jina kim investigates how north korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal korean dynamics and conflicting. Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two. The nuclear weapon archive a guide to nuclear weapons. A fresh look at national strategy and requirements 1998, by center for counterproliferation research and center for global security research.

But in just a few short years, developments in asia, the middle east, and south asia have. Extraparliamentary dissent in france and germany 1981. Development of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, the manhattan project, fission and fusion bombs and their delivery systems, nuclear weapons testing, as well as nuclear power and nuclearpowered watercraft. The introduction provides an overview of nuclear weapons physics, the second and third chapters cover postwar fission and thermonuclear weapons development, the fourth describes individual weapons and warheads, and a final chapter focuses on arming and fuzing systems. How nuclear weapons have kind of had a positive impact. Iraqs nuclear weapons capability and iaea inspections in iraq. After the limited test ban treaty between the united states and the soviet union in 1963, nuclear testing went underground. This title examines one of the worlds critical issues, nuclear weapons. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey.

Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from conventional weapons because of the vast amounts of explosive energy they can release and the kinds of effects they produce, such as high temperatures and radiation. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control by michael krepon the classics in this field came early on, as might be expected. Most of the books listed below are therefore quite dated. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy ebook written by francis j. Fittingly enough, that was a war ended by nuclear weapons, but its really the events that played out in the decades after that war that showed the impact of those weapons. News about nuclear weapons, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy on apple books. Now, thanks to weapons that could wipe out entire continents, nations couldnt wage. The atomic bomb, and nuclear bombs, are powerful weapons that use nuclear reactions as their source of explosive energy. Weve compiled a diverse list of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nuclear weapons and american grand strategy. From wellloved classics to warnings from the past few years. A nuclear weapon, also known as a nuclear bomb or a nuke, is a weapon that suddenly releases the energy in the nucleus of certain types of atoms. Readers will learn the historical background of this issue leading up to its current and future impact on society. The prompt effects of a nuclear explosion and fallout are well known through data gathered from the attacks on. What you need to know, is a very well written account of the people and the physics that went into creating the worlds weapons of mass destruction. Soontobe president donald trump will hold the keys, or the codes, to americas nuclear weapons arsenal in a few short weeks. The book makes a nice complement to the video the day after trinity in which one. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. List of books and articles about atomic bomb online. Development of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, the manhattan project, fission and fusion bombs and their delivery systems, nuclear weapons testing, as well as nuclear power and nuclearpowered.

Nuclear weapon nuclear weapon the effects of nuclear weapons. By the late 1960s, nuclear weapon strategists and arms controllers began to lob most. Joint hearing before the subcommittees on europe and the middle east and international security, international organizations. Andrew futter is a senior lecturer in international politics at the university of leicester, uk. Ive written perhaps 100 posts for the history of fission and nuclear weapons series on this blog, and in that ive collected a number of pre1960 images showing a nuclear explosion over specific, recognizable u.

The testing of nuclear weapons that is being used in the rhetoric surrounding threats of war is creating new fears and heightening current tensions. Books on nuclear weapons, missiles and the cold war. The effects of nuclear weapons by glasstone abebooks. North korea and nuclear weapons georgetown university press. The topic has been a matter of study as well for decades and developments are being made every day. As president merkin muffley general, it is the avowed policy of our country never to strike first with nuclear weapons. A nuclear weapon also called an atom bomb, nuke, atomic bomb, nuclear warhead, abomb, or nuclear bomb is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission fission bomb or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions thermonuclear bomb. Ever since, countless books, reports, and articlesand even a new field of academic inquiry called security studieshave tried to explain the socalled nuclear revolution. Nuclear weapon the effects of nuclear weapons britannica. Any one teaching about this topic will surely wish to consider this as a textbook or reference. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control foreign. Scientists first developed nuclear weapons technology during world war ii.

View this list from ploughshares fund of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. The literature of scholarly articles and books on u. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy by francis j. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety by eric schlosser, the making o. David mitchell smartphones are worse than nuclear weapons.

The effects of nuclear weapons by samuel glasstone editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation a reference handbook, 2nd edition. When it was first published, nuclear weapons and nonproliferation provided an urgently needed analysis of the history and current events in nuclear armament and disarmament around the globe. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control foreign policy. Fission weapons are commonly referred to as atomic bombs, and fusion weapons are referred to as thermonuclear bombs or, more commonly, hydrogen bombs. They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power. Nuclear weapons databook by cochran, thomas b arkin, william m hoenig, milton m. Between july 1945 and november 1962 the united states is known to have conducted 216 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests. The personal story of an raf armourer and engineer from nuclear weapons to bomb disposal. List of books and articles about nuclear disarmament. Updated the section 8 of the nuclear weapons frequently asked questions, the first nuclear weapons, now with diagrams. When triggered, these devices release a huge amount of energy in the form of a nuclear explosion nuclear explosions can destroy a.