num_pages: 535
description: This anthology is an introduction to the history of nuclear weapons,nuclear strategy and policy,and arms control from 1941 to the present. It examines the origins and evolution of the nuclear competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union,and its impact on the world. A wide variety of selections,including primary documents and secondary sources,provide readers with a sense of public attitude and political policies of the times. Excellent student learning aids help students understand primary documents and put them in perspective.
title: The Nuclear Age Reader
titlecomplete: The Nuclear Age Reader
publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College