The Unfinished Twentieth Century - The Crisis of Weapons of Mass Destruction (Paperback)

In this work, Jonathan Schell, the author of The Fate of the Earth, proposes that the defining characteristic of the twentieth century was the uncontrolled acceleration of humankind's capacity for self-destruction, manifested in 'policies of extermination', which culminated in the construction of the species-threatening nuclear arsenals of the Cold War." Schell examines the legacy this leaves for the new millennium: the more than 30,000 nuclear weapons that remain in existence, the crisis of nuclear arms control that has arisen with the unraveling of the ABM treaty, the stalemate of the START talks, the attractive illusion of missile defense, the arrival of nuclear weapons in South-Asia, and the threat of their spread to East Asia and the Middle East. Schell suggests that the world now faces a difficult but inescapable choice between the abolition of all nuclear weapons and their rapid proliferation as nuclear technology and materials seep around the world.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Authors:	Jonathan Schell
Dimensions:	191 x 137 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-85984-493-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons Promotions
LSN:	1-85984-493-6
Barcode:	9781859844939

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