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Prospects for peace /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon,
1980.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Prospects for Peace; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Why the Probability of a Nuclear War is Increasing; The Role of International Politics; The Dangers of Uncontrolled Military Technology; A Hope for the Future; Chapter 2. Global Militarization; World Military Spending; The Arms Trade; Chapter 3. The Spread of Nuclear Weapons; Governmental Nuclear Weapon Proliferation; The Safeguards Problem; The Spread of Nuclear Power; Conclusion; Chapter 4. The Nuclear Weapons That Are in Use; The SALT II Treaty; Submarines; Anti-submarine Warfare; Cruise Missiles
- Other Strategic Nuclear ForcesThe Increasing Danger of a Nuclear World War; Chapter 5. From Nuclear Deterrence to Nuclear War Fighting; The Move Away from Nuclear Deterrence based on Mutual Assured Destruction; The Irrationality of Nuclear Doctrines; Chapter 6. New Nuclear War Fighting Weapons in Europe; The SS-20; The Pershing II Missile; The Ground-launched Cruise Missile (GLCM); Cruise Missile Proliferation; Conclusions; Chapter 7. The Effects of Nuclear War; Friends, Please Forgive Us
- Little Boy and Fat Man
- The Number Killed; Blast; Fire; Ionizing Radiation; Late Effects
- Social and Psychological EffectsTypes of Nuclear Weapons; The Effects of a Nuclear War; Chapter 8. Prospects for Peace; The Increasing Frequency of War; Nuclear Miscalculation; Nuclear Deterrence-the Rationalization of Nuclear Weapons Deployment; Neither Disarmament nor Arms Control; Hot Line; The Public Misled; The Role of Public Opinion; The Role of the Scientists; The Role of the Trades Unions; The Role of the Churches; The Role of the Mass Media; The Role of the Smaller Powers