Siracusa, Joseph M.,  1944- <br/><br/>
Nuclear weapons / 
Joseph Siracusa. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - 127 p. ;  18 cm 
 - Very short introductions ;  n.179 .
 - Very short introductions ; .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>What are nuclear weapons? -- Building the bomb -- 'A choice between the quick and the dead' -- Race for the H-bomb -- Nuclear deterrence and arms control -- Star Wars -- Nuclear weapons in the age of terrorism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198727231 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nuclear weapons.<br/>Nuclear weapons--History.<br/>Nuclear arms control.<br/>Armas nucleares<br/>Control de armas nucleares<br/>Armas nucleares--Historia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U 264  / S619n 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>623.4/5119