Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons
By Ward Wilson.
Description
An explosive rethinking of the power and purpose of nuclear weapons — and a call for radical actionNuclear weapons have always been a serious but seemingly insoluble problem: while they’re obviously dangerous, they are also, apparently, necessary. This groundbreaking study shows why five central arguments promoting nuclear weapons are, in essence, myths. It is a myth:• that nuclear weapons necessarily shock and awe opponents, including Japan at the end of World War II• that nuclear deterrence is reliable in a crisis• that destruction wins wars• that the b...
ISBN(s)
054785787X, 9780547857879
