02141cam a2200349 a 4500 114872 20230410120755.0 090402s2010 enk b 001 0 eng 2009012860 9780195381368 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780199837090 (pbk.) DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P MOF OCLCA CDX DLC a-ja--- aw----- HV 6433.85 M946a 2010 355.02 Mueller, John E. Atomic obsession : nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al-Qaeda / John Mueller. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. xiii, 319 p. ; 25 cm. Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. I. The impacts of nuclear weapons -- 1. Effects -- 2. Overstating the effects -- 3. Deterring World War III : essential irrelevance -- 4. Modest influence on history -- 5. Apocalyptic visions, worst-case preoccupations, massive expenditures -- II. The spread of nuclear weapons -- 6. Arms races : positive and negative -- 7. Proliferation : slow and substantially inconsequential -- 8. The limited appeal and value of nuclear weapons -- 9. Controlling proliferation : modest success -- 10. Costs of the proliferation fixation -- 11. Reconsidering proliferation policy -- III. The atomic terrorist? -- 12. Task -- 13. Likelihood -- 14. Progress and interest -- 15. Capacity -- Epilogue and an inventory of propositions. John Mueller argues how our obsession with nuclear weapons is unsupported by history, scientific fact, or logic. Examining the entire atomic era, Mueller boldly contends that nuclear weapons have had little impact on history. Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945. World War, 1939-1945 Japan Hiroshima-shi. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Nuclear weapons. Guerra mundial, 1939-1945 Japón Hiroshima-shi. Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009. Las armas nucleares. lcc bk rsfv 51588 51588 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HV 6433.85 M946a 2010 00000107799 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk