Nuclear weapons / Mark Wolverton.

Author/creator Wolverton, Mark author.
Format Electronic
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
Description1 online resource (xii, 261 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
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SeriesThe MIT Press essential knowledge series
MIT Press essential knowledge series. ^A1063864
Contents Introduction: The Big Difference -- Dawn Over Trinity: The Nuclear Age Begins -- Taming the Nuclear Genie: New Hopes and Threats -- The Brink: Close Calls and Nuclear Crises -- Brighter Than the Sun: What Nuclear Weapons Do -- Deterrence and Doomsday: Nuclear Theories and Treaties -- The Ends of the World: Nuclear Weapons and Popular Culture -- The Choice.
Abstract "A basic understanding of the science and history of nuclear weapons, including attempts to control, limit, and use them, and the prospects for eliminating them completely"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Wolverton, Mark. Nuclear weapons. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021] 9780262543316
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ISBN9780262368414 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0262368412 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9780262368407 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0262368404 (electronic bk.)
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