

Nuclear Weapons
A Very Short Introduction
Author: Joseph M. Siracusa
Narrator: Shawn Compton
Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 12/01/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Military History
Synopsis
This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons. Tracing the story of the nuclear bomb, Joseph Siracusa chronicles the race to acquire the H-bomb, a thermonuclear weapon with revolutionary implications; and the history of early arms control, nuclear deterrence, and non-proliferation. He also tracks the development of nuclear weapons from the origins of the Cold War in 1945 to the end of Moscow-dominated Communism in 1991, and examines the promise and prospect of missile defense, including Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" and George W. Bush's National Missile Defense. This third edition includes a new chapter on the development of nuclear weapons and the policies they have generated since the end of the Cold War.