Wolverton, Mark  <br/><br/>
Nuclear weapons / 
Mark Wolverton. 
 - xii, 261 pages :  illustrations ;  18 cm. 
 - The MIT Press essential knowledge series .
 - The MIT Press essential knowledge series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The Big Difference -- Dawn Over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins -- Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats -- The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises -- Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do -- Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties -- The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture -- The Choice. 
<br/><br/> "A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262543316 (paperback) 0262543311 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2021010580 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nuclear weapons--History.<br/>Armas nucleares--Historia<br/>Deterrence (Strategy)<br/>Disuasión (Estrategia)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U 264  / W869n 2022 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.8/2511909