Nuclear weapons

Describes how Soviet Russia's leading spymasters in Moscow Center obtained information from British and American physicists to make an atomic bomb.

Whether one is interested in learning about anthrax, sarin, the neutron bomb-or any other weapon of mass destruction-this thorough and detailed reference is the place to find answers.

In November 1960, bolstered by anti-Communist ideologies, John F.

A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legaciesOn August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

With the 2005 Review Conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the background, this book provides a fully detailed but accessible and accurate introduction to the technical aspects of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons for the specialist and non-specialist alike.

With the 2005 Review Conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the background, this book provides a fully detailed but accessible and accurate introduction to the technical aspects of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons for the specialist and non-specialist alike.

Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.

Against the Tide is a leadership book that illustrates how Adm.

For better or worse, Navy captain William S.

Political Fallout is the story of one of the first human-driven, truly global environmental crises-radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War-and the international response.

Longing for the Bomb traces the unusual story of the first atomic city and the emergence of American nuclear culture.

A ground-breaking history of this global conflict including the errors and miscalculations made on both sides.

Dieses Buch bietet eine pragnante Darstellung des 159 Seiten langen und auerst komplexen Iran-Atomabkommens (formell "e;Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action"e; oder JCPOA), einschlielich der rechtlichen Analyse seines Hauptinhalts, der Bedeutung von Prasident Trumps Ausstieg aus dem Abkommen und der Verknupfung des Abkommens mit einer Resolution des US-Sicherheitsrats, die die Weiterfuhrung des Abkommens sichert.

Media of the Masses investigates the social life of an everyday technology-the cassette tape-to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt.

'No previous generation of statesmen has had to conduct policy in so unknown an environment at the border line of Armageddon'-Henry Kissinger Nuclear weapons pose a unique challenge to American foreign policy and the American president in particular.

This book was written as a resource for an emergency response in case of a nuclear detonation.

In this engaging scientific memoir, Kenneth Ford recounts the time when, in his mid-twenties, he was a member of the team that designed and built the first hydrogen bomb.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

This series started in 1981 with the Erice Seminars when the danger of a nuclear East-West confrontation was menacing the world.

Full Title: Water - Pollution, Biotechnology - Transgenic Plant Vaccine, Energy, Black Sea Pollution, AIDS - Mother-Infant HIV Transmission, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, Limits of Development - Megacities, Missile Proliferation and Defense - Information Security, Cosmic Objects, Desertification, Carbon Sequestration and Sustainability, Climatic Changes, Global Monitoring of Planet, Mathematics and Democracy, Science and Journalism, Permanent Monitoring Panel Reports, Water for Megacities Workshop, Black Sea Workshop, Transgenic Plants Workshop, Research Resources Workshop, Mother-Infant HIV Transmission Workshop, Sequestration and Desertification Workshop, Focus Africa Workshop

This proceedings volume contains presentations, group discussions and reports on terrorism-related issues, such as: motivations; tools and countermeasures; worldwide stability; risk analysis.

Since its inception in 1981, the Erice Seminars from which this book series originates have attracted the attention of world leaders in science, technology and culture.

Proceedings of a seminar focusing on planetary emergencies, followed in a multidisplinary approach since 1980 by permanent monitoring panels.

This book addresses the incentives for nations to develop nuclear weapons and the technical expertise needed for that purpose.

This book explains the origin and historical development of North Korean nuclear weapon dated from the aftermath of World War II.

'a master class in eyewitness storytelling .

After a brief interlude following the Cold War, nuclear weapons have regained their prominent place in world affairs.

After a brief interlude following the Cold War, nuclear weapons have regained their prominent place in world affairs.

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Noch bis in die 1970er-Jahre schien die Frage, wohin mit dem Atommüll, ein zweitrangiges Problem.

In diesem 1983 erstmals erschienenen Buch legt Oskar Lafontaine dar, daß die Europäer in Ost und West sich aus der atomaren Rivalität der beiden Weltmächte heraushalten müssen, wenn sie sich größeren politischen Handlungsspielraum und vor allem mehr Sicherheit verschaffen wollen.

«Mit der technischen Nutzbarmachung der Kernspaltung wurde der Sprung in eine ganz neue Dimension der Gewalt gewagt .

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Roberts Jungks Buch von 1956 ist eine Warnung vor der Zerstörung der Erde - und heute ein Klassiker der politischen Literatur, der eine ganze Generation geprägt hat.

1896 spürte Henri Becquerel im Uran eine seltsame Strahlung auf, die Marie Curie Radioaktivität nannte.

Originating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war.

Originating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war.

Eine Bilanz des Schreckens.

How and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversariesHow can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war?

Durante octubre de 1962 el mundo estuvo en vilo ante el casi inminente inicio de una nueva guerra donde las armas nucleares eran la mayor amenaza.