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Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb - Nuclear Weapons and the Transformation of Warfare (Hardcover)
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Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb - Nuclear Weapons and the Transformation of Warfare (Hardcover)
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Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb takes up the question of how the
world found itself in the age of nuclear weapons - and how it has
since tried to find a way out of it. Albert I. Berger charts the
story of nuclear weapons from their origins through the Atomic Age
and the Cold War up through the present day, arguing that an
understanding of the history of nuclear weapons is crucial to
modern efforts to manage them. This book examines topics including
nuclear strategy debates, weapon system procurement decisions, and
arms control conferences through the people and leaders who
experienced them. Providing a chronological survey, Life and Times
of the Atomic Bomb starts with the major scientific discoveries of
the late 19th century that laid the groundwork for nuclear
development. It then traces the history of nuclear weapons from
their inception to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
1945 and the reaction to them by key players on both sides. It
continues its narrative into the second half of the twentieth
century, and the role of nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War,
engaging in the debate over whether nuclear weapons are an
effective deterrent. Finally, the closing chapters consider the
atomic bomb's place in the modern world and the transformation of
warfare in an age of advanced technology. This clear and engaging
survey will be invaluable reading for students of the Cold War and
twentieth-century history.
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