Right of boom
Subtitle: the aftermath of nuclear terrorism
By: Benjamin E. Schwartz
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781468309942
Subjects: Terrorism; Nuclear terrorism; Military policy
Other titles: Aftermath of nuclear terrorism
Description: In Right of Boom, national security specialist Benjamin Schwartz looks at what could happen after a nuclear explosion takes place in the United States, the event that Presidents Obama and Bush, as well as would-be Presidents Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton, have acknowledged as the greatest single national security threat we face. Hypothesizing an explosion in downtown Washington, D.C., Schwartz maps out the likely ramifications while going deep into history to explore the limited range of options available to a Commander in Chief. Drawing from his experience as an analyst at the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy, Schwartz offers a fully panoramic view of a terrifying reality.
Notes: In Right of Boom, national security specialist Benjamin Schwartz looks at what could happen after a nuclear explosion takes place in the United States, the event that Presidents Obama and Bush, as well as would-be Presidents Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton, have acknowledged as the greatest single national security threat we face. Hypothesizing an explosion in downtown Washington, D.C., Schwartz maps out the likely ramifications while going deep into history to explore the limited range of options available to a Commander in Chief. Drawing from his experience as an analyst at the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy, Schwartz offers a fully panoramic view of a terrifying reality.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The explosion; title: The persistent danger: Two days "Right of Boom"; title: The new threats: Three days "Right of Boom"; title: The lessons of nuclear deterrence: Three days "Right of Boom"; title: The lessons of countering terrorism: Four days "Right of Boom"; title: Global impact: Five days "Right of Boom"; title: The red line: Fifteen days "Right of Boom"; title: The new-order: Twenty-three days "Right of Boom".