0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues

Buy Now

The Limits of Safety - Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed) Loot Price: R1,099
Discovery Miles 10 990
The Limits of Safety - Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed): Scott Douglas Sagan

The Limits of Safety - Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed)

Scott Douglas Sagan

Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 | Repayment Terms: R103 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

Environmental tragedies such as Chernobyl and the "Exxon Valdez" remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the "apparently" excellent safety record with nuclear weapons has led scholars, policy-makers, and the public alike to believe that nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. In this provocative book, Scott Sagan challenges such optimism. Sagan's research into formerly classified archives penetrates the veil of safety that has surrounded U.S. nuclear weapons and reveals a hidden history of frightening "close calls" to disaster.

General

Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Release date: 1995
First published: 1995
Authors: Scott Douglas Sagan
Dimensions: 228 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 286
Edition: 1st Paperback Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-02101-0
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons
Promotions
LSN: 0-691-02101-5
Barcode: 9780691021010

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Nuclear War - A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen Hardcover R766 R643 Discovery Miles 6 430
Engaging the Atom - The History of…
Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, … Hardcover R2,393 Discovery Miles 23 930
Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Toward…
M. Saito, T. Sawada Hardcover R5,519 Discovery Miles 55 190
Atoms and Ashes - From Bikini Atoll to…
Serhii Plokhy Paperback R345 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180
The Radium Girls - They paid with their…
Kate Moore Paperback R306 R267 Discovery Miles 2 670
The Precipice - 'A book that seems made…
Toby Ord Paperback R378 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420
The British Origins of Nuclear Strategy…
Ian Clark, Nicholas J. Wheeler Hardcover R1,992 Discovery Miles 19 920
Nuclear Waste Management in a Globalised…
Urban Strandberg, Mats Andren Paperback R1,429 Discovery Miles 14 290
The National Politics of Nuclear Power…
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Scott Victor Valentine Hardcover R4,603 Discovery Miles 46 030
Chernobyl (Routledge Revivals) - The…
Chris Park Hardcover R4,446 Discovery Miles 44 460
Nuclear Waste Management in a Globalised…
Urban Strandberg, Mats Andren Hardcover R4,295 Discovery Miles 42 950
Nuclear Juggernaut - The transport of…
Martin Bond Hardcover R4,304 Discovery Miles 43 040

See more

Partners