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The Doomsday Machine

Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

podle Daniel Ellsberg ...

Shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-FictionFrom the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, the first insider exposé of the awful dangers of America's hidden, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that is chillingly still extantAt the same time former presidential advisor Daniel Ellsberg famously took the top-secret Pentagon Papers, he also took with ... Přečtěte si více

269,49 Kč

Shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-FictionFrom the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, the first insider exposé of the awful dangers of America's hidden, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that is chillingly still extantAt the same time former presidential advisor Daniel Ellsberg famously took the top-secret Pentagon Papers, he also took with
... Přečtěte si více
85 Seconds to Midnight

A Physicist's Argument Against Rearmament

podle Carlo Rovelli ...

A warning to humankind from one of the world’s greatest physicists'What drives these pages is the guilty conscience of my profession, theoretical physics. My sole aim is to help avert what seems to me to be the unintended, yet scarcely avoidable, end point of the current politics of the governments we have elected: nuclear war.'The world is rearming and embroiled in endless conflict. The Doomsday ... Přečtěte si více

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A warning to humankind from one of the world’s greatest physicists'What drives these pages is the guilty conscience of my profession, theoretical physics. My sole aim is to help avert what seems to me to be the unintended, yet scarcely avoidable, end point of the current politics of the governments we have elected: nuclear war.'The world is rearming and embroiled in endless conflict. The Doomsday
... Přečtěte si více
Hiroshima

podle John Hersey ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima] ... Přečtěte si více

99,39 Kč

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima]
... Přečtěte si více
Day of Two Suns

U.S. Nuclear Testing and the Pacific Islanders

podle Jane Dibblin ...

...a most disturbing portrait of the effects of nuclear weapons testing on the people of Micronesia...-Library Journal ... Přečtěte si více

263,79 Kč

...a most disturbing portrait of the effects of nuclear weapons testing on the people of Micronesia...-Library Journal
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America’s Cold War

podle Campbell Craig, Fredrik Logevall ...

“A creative, carefully researched, and incisive analysis of U.S. strategy during the long struggle against the Soviet Union.” —Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy “Craig and Logevall remind us that American foreign policy is decided as much by domestic pressures as external threats. America's Cold War is history at its provocative best.” —Mark Atwood Lawrence, author of The Vietnam War The Cold War ... Přečtěte si více

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“A creative, carefully researched, and incisive analysis of U.S. strategy during the long struggle against the Soviet Union.” —Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy “Craig and Logevall remind us that American foreign policy is decided as much by domestic pressures as external threats. America's Cold War is history at its provocative best.” —Mark Atwood Lawrence, author of The Vietnam War The Cold War
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Someone Else's Empire

British Illusions and American Hegemony

podle Tom Stevenson ...

SOMEONE ELSE'S EMPIRE dispels the myth of a 'Global Britain' that punches above its weight in the world. The reality, argues Tom Stevenson, is that Britain lacks even the barest outline of an independent foreign policy. The impetus for so many policy decisions, from Iraq to AUKUS, comes from a supine desire to maintain lieutenant rank in the Washington hierarchy, whatever the consequences ... Přečtěte si více

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SOMEONE ELSE'S EMPIRE dispels the myth of a 'Global Britain' that punches above its weight in the world. The reality, argues Tom Stevenson, is that Britain lacks even the barest outline of an independent foreign policy. The impetus for so many policy decisions, from Iraq to AUKUS, comes from a supine desire to maintain lieutenant rank in the Washington hierarchy, whatever the consequences
... Přečtěte si více
Running Through Shadows: A Lithuanian Childhood

An Honest Look at Life Behind the Iron Curtain

podle Lukas saldukas ...

This is a powerful and honest account of childhood in Soviet-era Lithuania — a time when freedom was limited, discipline was strict, and change came slowly, then all at once. Through vivid scenes and emotional detail, it explores life behind the Iron Curtain: icy winters filled with secret games, homemade sleds, and the quiet fears that followed disasters like Chernobyl.The story captures what it ... Přečtěte si více

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This is a powerful and honest account of childhood in Soviet-era Lithuania — a time when freedom was limited, discipline was strict, and change came slowly, then all at once. Through vivid scenes and emotional detail, it explores life behind the Iron Curtain: icy winters filled with secret games, homemade sleds, and the quiet fears that followed disasters like Chernobyl.The story captures what it
... Přečtěte si více
La guerra preventiva e la guerra asimmetrica americana

podle Manuela De Leonardis ...

Il Novecento ci ha lasciato in eredità un nuovo modo di combattere le guerre. Non più tra due eserciti riconosciuti, ma tra un esercito e un insieme di formazioni irregolari non riconoscibili e identificabili. Inoltre l'uso della guerra preventiva ha di fatto scardinato l'uso dei conflitti, non più come riparatori a processi storici deteriorati, ma come veri e propri attacchi e gesti di guerra ... Přečtěte si více

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Il Novecento ci ha lasciato in eredità un nuovo modo di combattere le guerre. Non più tra due eserciti riconosciuti, ma tra un esercito e un insieme di formazioni irregolari non riconoscibili e identificabili. Inoltre l'uso della guerra preventiva ha di fatto scardinato l'uso dei conflitti, non più come riparatori a processi storici deteriorati, ma come veri e propri attacchi e gesti di guerra
... Přečtěte si více
War is not Cool at all, Fools!

As I Remember It.

podle Hiroko Falkenstein ...

WHEN THE JAPANESE navy attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, it triggered a massive U.S. retaliation and a succession of incendiary bombardments. War is not Cool at all, Fools!, is a collection of poetry called Tanka, written by the author Hiroko Falkenstein. Each poem is beautifully written, yet profound, and can be read in a matter of seconds. However, as the author explains, the meaning of each poem ... Přečtěte si více

149,24 Kč

WHEN THE JAPANESE navy attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, it triggered a massive U.S. retaliation and a succession of incendiary bombardments. War is not Cool at all, Fools!, is a collection of poetry called Tanka, written by the author Hiroko Falkenstein. Each poem is beautifully written, yet profound, and can be read in a matter of seconds. However, as the author explains, the meaning of each poem
... Přečtěte si více
Manhattan Projesi

İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nı sona erdiren gizli ABD programı

podle Marie Fauré ...

Překlad: Baris Şahin ...

Manhattan Projesi hakkında bilmeniz gereken her şeyi bir saatten kısa bir sürede öğrenin! Nazi tehdidi Avrupa'ya yayılırken, 1942 yazında ABD Başkanı Franklin D. Roosevelt tarafından kurulan çok gizli bir program olan Manhattan Projesi'nin tarihteki ilk atom bombasını geliştirme misyonu vardı ve tek bir sloganı vardı: Almanlardan önce oraya ulaşmak. Hem mali hem de personel açısından devasa bir ... Přečtěte si více

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Manhattan Projesi hakkında bilmeniz gereken her şeyi bir saatten kısa bir sürede öğrenin! Nazi tehdidi Avrupa'ya yayılırken, 1942 yazında ABD Başkanı Franklin D. Roosevelt tarafından kurulan çok gizli bir program olan Manhattan Projesi'nin tarihteki ilk atom bombasını geliştirme misyonu vardı ve tek bir sloganı vardı: Almanlardan önce oraya ulaşmak. Hem mali hem de personel açısından devasa bir
... Přečtěte si více
Saudi Arabia and Iran

Power and Rivalry in the Middle East

podle Simon Mabon ...

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those ... Přečtěte si více

590,59 Kč

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those
... Přečtěte si více
The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

podle Kyoko Iriye Selden, Mark Selden ...

This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... Přečtěte si více

1 428,17 Kč

This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Return to Armageddon

The United States and the Nuclear Arms Race, 1981-1999

podle Ronald E. Powaski ...

When the Cold War ended, the world let out a collective sigh of relief as the fear of nuclear confrontation between superpowers appeared to vanish overnight. As we approach the new millennium, however, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to ever more belligerent countries and factions raises alarming new concerns about the threat of nuclear war. In Return to Armageddon, Ronald Powaski assesses ... Přečtěte si více

863,69 Kč

When the Cold War ended, the world let out a collective sigh of relief as the fear of nuclear confrontation between superpowers appeared to vanish overnight. As we approach the new millennium, however, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to ever more belligerent countries and factions raises alarming new concerns about the threat of nuclear war. In Return to Armageddon, Ronald Powaski assesses
... Přečtěte si více
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

A Commentary

podle Stuart Casey-Maslen ...

Série série Oxford Commentaries on International Law
This Commentary offers detailed background and analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2017. The Treaty comprehensively prohibits the use, development, export, and possession of nuclear weapons. Stuart Casey-Maslen, a leading expert in the field who served as legal adviser to the Austrian Delegation during the ... Přečtěte si více

3 755,59 Kč

This Commentary offers detailed background and analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2017. The Treaty comprehensively prohibits the use, development, export, and possession of nuclear weapons. Stuart Casey-Maslen, a leading expert in the field who served as legal adviser to the Austrian Delegation during the
... Přečtěte si více
Dangers of Deterrence

Philosophers on Nuclear Strategy

Upravil: Nigel Blake, Kay Pole ...

Série série Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security
Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it. Yet it is nuclear deterrence that we are relying on to shield us from war. More and more people are coming to believe that security under a nuclear shield is an illusion, and that nuclear deterrence embodies a dangerous paradox. It is too close to provocation, it cannot prevent nuclear blackmail, and its short-term ... Přečtěte si více

1 036,05 Kč

Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it. Yet it is nuclear deterrence that we are relying on to shield us from war. More and more people are coming to believe that security under a nuclear shield is an illusion, and that nuclear deterrence embodies a dangerous paradox. It is too close to provocation, it cannot prevent nuclear blackmail, and its short-term
... Přečtěte si více
The Bomber In British Strategy

Doctrine, Strategy, and Britain's World Role, 1945-1960

podle S. J. Ball ...

Série série Routledge Revivals
Between 1945 and 1960, Great Britain constructed a substantial nuclear-armed bomber force. The creation of this force had ramifications that extended well beyond the confines of military policy. The process played a large part in defining relations with the United States, and the belief that these bombers could replace conventional forces convinced successive British governments that Great Britain ... Přečtěte si více

1 036,05 Kč

Between 1945 and 1960, Great Britain constructed a substantial nuclear-armed bomber force. The creation of this force had ramifications that extended well beyond the confines of military policy. The process played a large part in defining relations with the United States, and the belief that these bombers could replace conventional forces convinced successive British governments that Great Britain
... Přečtěte si více
The Logic of Nuclear Terror

Upravil: Roman Kolkowicz ...

Série série Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security
Originally published in 1987, The Logic of Nuclear Terror presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time. In particular, authors address: the historical validity, theoretical vitality, and policy-relevance of nuclear deterrence theories and doctrines; the ways in which technological and political change ... Přečtěte si více

1 092,07 Kč

Originally published in 1987, The Logic of Nuclear Terror presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time. In particular, authors address: the historical validity, theoretical vitality, and policy-relevance of nuclear deterrence theories and doctrines; the ways in which technological and political change
... Přečtěte si více
The Nuclear Reckoning

The START Trilogy START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), #2

podle Dr Naim Tahir Baig ...

Série Kniha 2 - The START Trilogy START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
BOOK DESCRIPTIONThe Nuclear Reckoning: Why Cold War Arms Control Is Failing the 21st CenturyBook 2 of The START TrilogyThe frameworks that prevented nuclear catastrophe during the Cold War are crumbling. On February 21, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)—the last remaining agreement limiting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals. ... Přečtěte si více

83,25 Kč

BOOK DESCRIPTIONThe Nuclear Reckoning: Why Cold War Arms Control Is Failing the 21st CenturyBook 2 of The START TrilogyThe frameworks that prevented nuclear catastrophe during the Cold War are crumbling. On February 21, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)—the last remaining agreement limiting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals.
... Přečtěte si více
Atomic Shadows Across Continents

podle Dr Naim Tahir Baig ...

BOOK DESCRIPTIONAtomic Shadows Across Continents: Islands vs. Plateaus — A Comparative Nuclear Impact Study of Hiroshima-Nagasaki (1945) and a Hypothetical Strike on IranBy Dr. Naim Tahir BaigAtomic Shadows Across Continents is a groundbreaking work of comparative nuclear analysis that poses a question the world can no longer afford to ignore: what would happen if the destructive power unleashed ... Přečtěte si více

206,57 Kč

BOOK DESCRIPTIONAtomic Shadows Across Continents: Islands vs. Plateaus — A Comparative Nuclear Impact Study of Hiroshima-Nagasaki (1945) and a Hypothetical Strike on IranBy Dr. Naim Tahir BaigAtomic Shadows Across Continents is a groundbreaking work of comparative nuclear analysis that poses a question the world can no longer afford to ignore: what would happen if the destructive power unleashed
... Přečtěte si více
Playing with Fire of the Gods & Flying Matchsticks - Nuclear Weapons and the Reckless Cold War Rivalry between the Superpowers

The Nuclear Gordian Knot

podle Rajat Narang ...

Série série The Nuclear Gordian Knot
In 1983, American Astronomer & Scientist, Carl Sagan commented, referring to the Cold War, which, as a rehash of the 1960s had once again reached a crescendo in the early 1980s after the failed détente of 1970s, "Imagine a room awash in gasoline, and there are two implacable enemies in that room. One of them has nine thousand matches, the other seven thousand matches. Each of them is concerned ... Přečtěte si více

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In 1983, American Astronomer & Scientist, Carl Sagan commented, referring to the Cold War, which, as a rehash of the 1960s had once again reached a crescendo in the early 1980s after the failed détente of 1970s, "Imagine a room awash in gasoline, and there are two implacable enemies in that room. One of them has nine thousand matches, the other seven thousand matches. Each of them is concerned
... Přečtěte si více
Tanks at the Iron Curtain 1960–75

podle Steven J. Zaloga ...

Série Kniha 308 - New Vanguard
A new analysis of the technology and tanks that faced off against each other on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, during the very height of the Cold War.From the 1960s onwards, there was a generational shift in tank design and warfare with the advent of CBR (chemical, biological, radiological) protection and a move away from HEAT ammunition to APFSDS. This shift confronted the growing threat of ... Přečtěte si více

317,19 Kč

A new analysis of the technology and tanks that faced off against each other on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, during the very height of the Cold War.From the 1960s onwards, there was a generational shift in tank design and warfare with the advent of CBR (chemical, biological, radiological) protection and a move away from HEAT ammunition to APFSDS. This shift confronted the growing threat of
... Přečtěte si více
Nuclear Security

The Problems and the Road Ahead

podle George P. Shultz, Sidney D. Drell, Henry A. Kissinger, Sam Nunn ...

Concern about the threat posed by nuclear weapons has preoccupied the United States and presidents of the United States since the beginning of the nuclear era. Nuclear Security draws from papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Nuclear Society examining worldwide efforts to control nuclear weapons and ensure the safety of the nuclear enterprise of weapons and reactors against ... Přečtěte si více

40,99 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

Concern about the threat posed by nuclear weapons has preoccupied the United States and presidents of the United States since the beginning of the nuclear era. Nuclear Security draws from papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Nuclear Society examining worldwide efforts to control nuclear weapons and ensure the safety of the nuclear enterprise of weapons and reactors against
... Přečtěte si více
The Paradox of a Smart Atomic Bomb

A Deep Dive Into Consequences of Merging AI And Nuclear Weapons

podle Davis Truman ...

The risk of nuclear conflict today is at its highest point in decades. Geopolitical tensions are on the rise, and we are witnessing an unsettling increase in reckless nuclear threats and the use of nuclear blackmail. This has made the long-standing taboo against the use of nuclear weapons appear more fragile than ever before. In 2022, the famous Doomsday Clock was set to a chilling 90 seconds to ... Přečtěte si více

83,25 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

The risk of nuclear conflict today is at its highest point in decades. Geopolitical tensions are on the rise, and we are witnessing an unsettling increase in reckless nuclear threats and the use of nuclear blackmail. This has made the long-standing taboo against the use of nuclear weapons appear more fragile than ever before. In 2022, the famous Doomsday Clock was set to a chilling 90 seconds to
... Přečtěte si více
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

podle United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District ...

The cover image of this book has been taken from rare and real "Two aerial photos of atomic bomb mushroom clouds, over two Japanese cities in 1945"During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The United States dropped the bombs after obtaining the consent of the ... Přečtěte si více

133,46 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

The cover image of this book has been taken from rare and real "Two aerial photos of atomic bomb mushroom clouds, over two Japanese cities in 1945"During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The United States dropped the bombs after obtaining the consent of the
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The Doomsday Machine

85 Seconds to Midnight

Hiroshima

Day of Two Suns

America’s Cold War

Someone Else's Empire

Running Through Shadows: A Lithuanian Childhood

La guerra preventiva e la guerra asimmetrica americana

War is not Cool at all, Fools!

Manhattan Projesi

Saudi Arabia and Iran

The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Return to Armageddon

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Dangers of Deterrence

The Bomber In British Strategy

The Logic of Nuclear Terror

The Nuclear Reckoning

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The Paradox of a Smart Atomic Bomb

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