Books on nuclear weapons

They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power american prometheus. This wellwritten and crafted book is an insiders look at how the united states strategic nuclear weapon stockpile grew from three weapons in 1945 to over 10,000 in 1980 and then began to shrink to its present level of some 2,000. Fission weapons are commonly referred to as atomic bombs, and fusion weapons are referred to as thermonuclear bombs or, more commonly, hydrogen bombs. List of books and articles about atomic bomb online. Now, thanks to weapons that could wipe out entire continents, nations couldnt wage. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nuclear weapons and american grand strategy. Readers will learn the historical background of this issue leading up to its current and future impact on society. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control foreign policy. Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two. Recent and vintage movies about nuclear war, recommended books on nuclear weapons and nuclear policy. Since their first nuclear test in 2006, north korea has struggled to perfect the required delivery systems.

Development of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, the manhattan project, fission and fusion bombs and their delivery systems, nuclear weapons testing, as well as nuclear power and nuclearpowered watercraft. This title examines one of the worlds critical issues, nuclear weapons. The topic has been a matter of study as well for decades and developments are being made every day. Joint hearing before the subcommittees on europe and the middle east and international security, international organizations. The book makes a nice complement to the video the day after trinity in which one. View this list from ploughshares fund of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy ebook written by francis j. Richard falk has for decades been an outspoken authority calling for nuclear disarmament and the enforcement of nonproliferation treaties. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy by francis j. Harnessing nuclear power was a technological leap for the mankind, and the.

Although the price point is somewhat of a turnoff, its still a very solid single volume technical study of the subject, and one of those rare books on nuclear weapons that focuses solely on technical aspects. Nuclear weapon the effects of nuclear weapons britannica. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety by eric schlosser, the making o. How nuclear weapons have kind of had a positive impact. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nuclear weapons books online. The effects of nuclear weapons by samuel glasstone editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nuclear weapons are one of the fascinating topics for all those who love weapons. Soontobe president donald trump will hold the keys, or the codes, to americas nuclear weapons arsenal in a few short weeks.

Jina kim investigates how north korea rationalized its pursuit of nuclear weapons programs for more than two decades, by exploring the dialectical development of the nuclear crisis and the obstacles generated by complex internal korean dynamics and conflicting. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. List of books and articles about nuclear disarmament. In spite of all this, i still recommend it to anyone seriously interested in american nuclear weapons. Ever since, countless books, reports, and articlesand even a new field of academic inquiry called security studieshave tried to explain the socalled nuclear revolution. The testing of nuclear weapons that is being used in the rhetoric surrounding threats of war is creating new fears and heightening current tensions.

Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. Harnessing nuclear power was a technological leap for the mankind, and the power has been used in several ways, since then. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The nuclear weapon archive a guide to nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons databook by cochran, thomas b arkin, william m hoenig, milton m. From wellloved classics to warnings from the past few years, we hope. David mitchell smartphones are worse than nuclear weapons. The introduction provides an overview of nuclear weapons physics, the second and third chapters cover postwar fission and thermonuclear weapons development, the fourth describes individual weapons and warheads, and a final chapter focuses on arming and fuzing systems.

Weve compiled a diverse list of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. The atomic bomb, and nuclear bombs, are powerful weapons that use nuclear reactions as their source of explosive energy. North korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the united states and its east asian allies. Any one teaching about this topic will surely wish to consider this as a textbook or reference.

Development of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, the manhattan project, fission and fusion bombs and their delivery systems, nuclear weapons testing, as well as nuclear power and nuclearpowered. The personal story of an raf armourer and engineer from nuclear weapons to bomb disposal. Scientists first developed nuclear weapons technology during world war ii. Fittingly enough, that was a war ended by nuclear weapons, but its really the events that played out in the decades after that war that showed the impact of those weapons. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey. Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from conventional weapons because of the vast amounts of explosive energy they can release and the kinds of effects they produce, such as high temperatures and radiation. Iraqs nuclear weapons capability and iaea inspections in iraq.

The effects of nuclear weapons by glasstone abebooks. A nuclear weapon also called an atom bomb, nuke, atomic bomb, nuclear warhead, abomb, or nuclear bomb is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission fission bomb or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions thermonuclear bomb. Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation a reference handbook, 2nd edition. The prompt effects of a nuclear explosion and fallout are well known through data gathered from the attacks on. Between july 1945 and november 1962 the united states is known to have conducted 216 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. A fresh look at national strategy and requirements 1998, by center for counterproliferation research and center for global security research. Andrew futter is a senior lecturer in international politics at the university of leicester, uk. As president merkin muffley general, it is the avowed policy of our country never to strike first with nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapon nuclear weapon the effects of nuclear weapons. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control foreign. Ive written perhaps 100 posts for the history of fission and nuclear weapons series on this blog, and in that ive collected a number of pre1960 images showing a nuclear explosion over specific, recognizable u.

Most of the books listed below are therefore quite dated. After the limited test ban treaty between the united states and the soviet union in 1963, nuclear testing went underground. The literature of scholarly articles and books on u. In fact, if exposed to similarly complex challenges, all 99 operating reactors in the united states would likely have similar outcomes. Fukushima wasnt a japanese nuclear accidentit was an accident that happened to occur in japan. From wellloved classics to warnings from the past few years. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power. News about nuclear weapons, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. But in just a few short years, developments in asia, the middle east, and south asia have. Updated the section 8 of the nuclear weapons frequently asked questions, the first nuclear weapons, now with diagrams.

A nuclear weapon, also known as a nuclear bomb or a nuke, is a weapon that suddenly releases the energy in the nucleus of certain types of atoms. Nuclear weapons and american grand strategy on apple books. By the late 1960s, nuclear weapon strategists and arms controllers began to lob most. When triggered, these devices release a huge amount of energy in the form of a nuclear explosion nuclear explosions can destroy a. He is the author of ballistic missile defence and us national security policy 20, and has published widely on nuclear strategy, nuclear proliferation and contemporary nuclear challenges. New book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning in. What you need to know, is a very well written account of the people and the physics that went into creating the worlds weapons of mass destruction. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet. The atomic bombs dropped 1945 on japan by the united states in world war ii demonstrated the overwhelming destructive potential of nuclear weapons and the threat to humanity posed by the possibility of nuclear war and led to calls for controls on or elimination of. The global threat of these weapons deepened in the following decades as more advanced weapons, aggressive strategies, and new nuclear powers emerged. Books on nuclear weapons, missiles and the cold war. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons and arms control by michael krepon the classics in this field came early on, as might be expected. When it was first published, nuclear weapons and nonproliferation provided an urgently needed analysis of the history and current events in nuclear armament and disarmament around the globe.