| Portion of title |
Rise, decline, and future of radiological weapons programs |
| Contents |
The United States -- The Soviet Union -- The United Kingdom -- Egypt -- Iraq -- Conclusion : patterns across cases and prospects for the future. |
| Abstract |
"The postwar period saw increased interest in the idea of relatively easy-to-manufacture but devastatingly lethal radiological munitions whose use would not discriminate between civilian and military targets. Death Dust explores the largely unknown history of the development of radiological weapons (RW)--weapons designed to disperse radioactive material without a nuclear detonation--through a series of comparative case studies across the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Iraq, and Egypt. The authors illuminate the historical drivers of and impediments to radiological weapons innovation. They also examine how new, dire geopolitical events--such as the war in Ukraine--could encourage other states to pursue RW and analyze the impact of the spread of such weapons on nuclear deterrence and the nonproliferation regime. Death Dust presents practical, necessary steps to reduce the likelihood of a resurgence of interest in and pursuit of radiological weapons by state actors"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Potter, William C. Death dust Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2023 9781503637665 |
| LCCN | 2023010747 |
| ISBN | 9781503636668 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1503636666 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781503637658 paperback |
| ISBN | 1503637654 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
