num_pages: 244
description: When Jonathan Schell heard all that loose talk about attainment of objectives in a limited nuclear war, it was too much for him. He did what all of us would like to do: he wrote a book. It's very pessimistic. The mere presence of all those weapons is enough to ensure that sometime, somewhere, someone is going to set one off. Schell makes sure all of us know the horrendous possibilities of a nuclear exchange and all the reasons for bringing such possibilities to a halt. Everyone agrees. The question is, how do we get these monsters under control?A republic of insects and grassThe second deathThe choiceIndex
language: English
title: The Fate of the Earth
titlecomplete: The Fate of the Earth
genres: Physics, Environment, Political Science, Politics, Philosophy, Science, War, Nonfiction, History, Journalism
ratings_count: 272
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Current Interest, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: General Nonfiction (Hardcover)
publisher: Avon Books