Atomic obsession
Subtitle: nuclear alarmism from Hiroshima to al Qaeda
By: John Mueller.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780195381368
Subjects: Qaida (Organization); War on Terrorism, 2001-; Nuclear weapons; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi
Description: John Mueller argues how our obsession with nuclear weapons is unsupported by history, scientific fact, or logic. Examining the entire atomic era, Mueller boldly contends that nuclear weapons have had little impact on history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.