Scorpion King: America's Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump

by Scott Ritter

Book Overview

"We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life." -- ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

Scorpion King: America's Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump is a history of America's corrosive affair with nuclear weapons, and the failed efforts to curb this radioactive ardor through arms control. The book's title refers to the allusion by Robert Oppenheimer, the father...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949762181
• ISBN13: 9781949762181
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Clarity Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.7"