Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Oppenheimer Oppenheimer Charles Thorpe At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. Catapulte… OL235743W
The new face of terrorism The new face of terrorism Nadine Gurr,Benjamin Cole "In the aftermath of September 11th, one huge question looms: what next? [This book] is the comprehensive and sobering account of the possibilities--technological and political. It addresses the poss… OL24170250W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast. OL2700123W
Hiroshima in America Hiroshima in America Robert Jay Lifton,Greg Mitchell,Greg Mitchell,Robert Jay Lifton A study of the events surrounding the Hiroshima bombing focuses on its effects in America, considering the cover-up efforts by the government and linking the bombing to current insensitivities toward… OL31299W
Danger and Survival Danger and Survival McGeorge Bundy An informed and informative appreciation of nuclear weapons as instruments of diplomatic policy. A special assistant for national security affairs in both the JFK and LBJ administrations who now teac… OL3554370W
The counterforce syndrome The counterforce syndrome Robert C. Aldridge concerns us capability to launch a preemptive nuclear attact on former ussr OL4544418W
Overkill Overkill Cox, John Presents the scientific and historical background of today's incredibly powerful and destructive weapons and makes a plea for complete disarmament as our only hope of survival. OL6680332W