01984cam a2200433 i 4500 21979028 BJBSDDR 20240418120034.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 210405s2022 maua b 001 0 eng 2021010580 9780262543316 (paperback) 0262543311 (paperback) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc U 264 W869n 2022 355.8/2511909 Wolverton, Mark 35352 Nuclear weapons / Mark Wolverton. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2022. xii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier The MIT Press essential knowledge series Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index. 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Nuclear weapons History. Armas nucleares Historia 4527 Deterrence (Strategy) Disuasión (Estrategia) 20742 The MIT Press essential knowledge series 8868 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 121060 121060 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2024-04-18 0 U 264 W869n 2022 00000178337 2024-04-18 00:00:00 1 2024-04-18 BK