Nuclear Weapons

by Mark Wolverton

A primer on nuclear weapons, from the science of fission and fusion to the pursuit of mutually assured destruction, the SALT treaties, and the Bomb in pop culture.

Although the world's attention has shifted to drone-controlled bombing and cyberwarfare, the threat of nuclear war still exists. There are now 14,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of the nine declared nuclear powers. Even though the world survived the Cold War, we need...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262543311
• ISBN13: 9780262543316
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 6.9"