The effects of nuclear weapons by glasstone abebooks. One physicists guide to nuclear weapons book iopscience. Nuclear weapon the effects of nuclear weapons britannica. This book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the united states can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal.
Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusi. Nuclear strategy and weapons national security archive. Select literature on us nuclear weapons policy and nuclear history. The introduction provides an overview of nuclear weapons physics, the second and third chapters cover postwar fission and thermonuclear weapons development, the fourth describes individual weapons and warheads, and a final chapter focuses on arming and fuzing systems. Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from conventional weapons because of the vast amounts of explosive energy they can release and the kinds of effects they produce, such as high temperatures and radiation. History of the custody and deployment of nuclear weapons, july 1945 through. Presents the most comprehensive technical history about the postwar development of american nuclear weapons including significant postwar technological advancements in atomic warheads. Jan, 20 five myths about nuclear weapons is a roundabout and insistently counterintuitive argument for nuclear disarmament, from a writer who has spent 30 years immersed in the thinktank head games. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and. Iraqs nuclear weapons capability and iaea inspections in iraq. After the limited test ban treaty between the united states and the soviet union in 1963, nuclear testing went underground. The freeze movement was the reawakening of the antinuclear weapons movement when the reagan and nato allies attempted to put nuclear tipped cruise missiles across europe. This was the first such nuclear weapon loss in history. Perhaps his bestknown book, coauthored with philip j.
Devin elliott gave this book a 4 star out of a 5star rating on he also had this to say about this print publication. Dolan the effects of nuclear weapons, third edition u. Five myths about nuclear weapons is a roundabout and insistently counterintuitive argument for nuclear disarmament, from a writer who has spent 30 years immersed in the thinktank head games. Five myths about nuclear weapons, and more the new york times. May 9, 2018 how america jumpstarted irans nuclear program. Harnessing nuclear power was a technological leap for the mankind, and the power has been used in several ways, since then. You can find it at the nuclear weapons archive, sister site to this one. After the limited test ban treaty between the united states and the soviet union in 1963, nuclear testing went undergro. The freeze movement was the reawakening of the anti nuclear weapons movement when the reagan and nato allies attempted to put nuclear tipped cruise missiles across europe. We have a much longer history about us reactor development programs here. Nuclear weaponsscience tracer bulletlibrary of congress. Uses nuclear weapons to dominate the world pluto press.
The diagrams, pictures and references to doedod publications is invaluable. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet. Their significance may best be appreciated by the coining of the words kiloton 1,000 tons and megaton 1,000,000 tons to describe their blast energy in equivalent weights of the conventional chemical explosive tnt. The prompt effects of a nuclear explosion and fallout are well known through data. The literature of scholarly articles and books on u. A nuclear weapon is a device which derives its explosive energy from fission or a combination of fission and fusion processes. Weve compiled a diverse list of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. Oct 25, 20 in military talk this sort of thing is known as a broken arrow, an accident involving nuclear weapons that falls short of causing risk of war, and schlossers book is about the several dozens of. The topic has been a matter of study as well for decades and developments are being made every day. The 1977 third edition the most recent version of this publication was scanned by the program in science and global security of the woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs at princeton university into a collection of bitmap pdf files which were linked to a web page. This first volume is the most authoritative and complete reference work available on u.
For example, the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima, japan, in 1945, containing only about 64 kg. The secret history has become an essential reference for this important area of national security. Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. New book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning in. Instead, people fear nuclear armageddon, and the power of the atom is becoming synonymous with death and destruction. A discovery by nuclear physicists in a laboratory in berlin, germany, in 1938 made the first atomic bomb possible, after otto hahn, lise meitner and fritz strassman discovered nuclear fission. Joint hearing before the subcommittees on europe and the middle east and international security, international organizations, and human rights of the committee on foreign affairs, house of representatives, one hundred third congress, first session, june 29, 1993 washington. The worlds first nuclear weapons explosion on july 16, 1945, in new mexico, when the united states tested its first nuclear bomb. The book is a fiction about the nuclear weapons of france. Books on nuclear weapons, missiles and the cold war.
Samuel glasstone editor, the effects of nuclear weapons, u. Click the timeline on the right for a fullscreen version. But, brad roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of. They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons andor nuclear power american prometheus. This afterword, added for the paperback edition, surveys these events, both perilous and promising.
Also discusses future warheads being planned and developed. The origin and early development of nuclear weapons. Five myths about nuclear weapons, and more the new. Fission weapons are commonly referred to as atomic bombs, and fusion weapons are referred to as thermonuclear bombs or, more commonly, hydrogen bombs. Nuclear weapons databook 1984 edition open library. China is the only state committed to using its nuclear weapons only in retaliation to a nuclear attack. Contains a vital civil defense chapter 12, principles of protection, which was omitted from the final 1977 edition.
Nuclear weapons possess enormous destructive power from nuclear fission or combined fission and fusion reactions. The ultimate weapon of the industrial age was used to end world war ii and to deter war in historys last great. Chuck hansen has spent over 25 years pushing the barriers of secrecy around nuclear weapons. The 1977 third edition the most recent version of this publication was scanned by the program in science and global security of the woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs at princeton university into a collection of bitmap pdf files which were. The making of the atomic bomb by richard rhodes, command and control. On august 6, 1945, the united states dropped an atomic bomb on the japanese city of hiroshima. Extraparliamentary dissent in france and germany 1981. But, brad roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the. The atomic bomb played a starring role in the political, cultural and social history of the twentieth century.
Immediately download the nuclear weapon summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching nuclear weapon. Building on scientific breakthroughs made during the 1930s, the united states, the united kingdom and. Nuclear weapons structure, types and harmful effects. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Effects of nuclear weapons alexander glaser wws556d princeton university february 12, 2007 s. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many groundsincluding historical, political, and moral. The definitive history of nuclear weapons and the manhattan project. Scientists first developed nuclear weapons technology during world war ii. Although the price point is somewhat of a turnoff, its still a very solid single volume technical study of the subject, and one of those rare books on nuclear weapons that focuses solely on technical aspects.
Resist and control as the danger grew, public opposition to the bomb snowballed. Also yes, the book more fully discussed weapons delivery systems as opposed to getting deep into the weeds on the atomicnuclear devices, but i am sure we all. Natural resources defense council, nuclear weapons databook project. Jun 29, 2016 nuclear weapons structure, types and harmful effects by heba soffar published june 29, 2016 updated october 9, 2019 the nuclear weapon is a device designed to release the energy in the explosive manner as the result of the nuclear fission, the nuclear fusion, or the combination of the two processes and the fission weapons are commonly. Nuclear weapons are one of the fascinating topics for all those who love weapons. Garwin fellow emeritus ibm research division thomas j. Richard rhodes is the author of numerous books and the winner of the pulitzer prize, the. France china atmospheric 194563 194962 195258 196074 196480 215 219 21 50 23 under. A brief history of nuclear weapons states asia society. List of books and articles about nuclear energy online. A great read on the history and technical aspects of the nuclear weapons complex and the duties it has and had throughout the years. Between july 1945 and november 1962 the united states is known to have conducted 216 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests.
Jun 02, 2008 china is the only state committed to using its nuclear weapons only in retaliation to a nuclear attack. Of course, there are many developments and people who are not covered. This page goes through a condensed version of the history of nuclear energy. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear. The history of nuclear weapons chronicles the development of nuclear weaponsdevices of enormous destructive potential which derive their energy from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactionsstarting with the scientific breakthroughs of the 1930s which made their development possible, continuing through the nuclear arms race and nuclear testing of the cold war, and finally with the. In military talk this sort of thing is known as a broken arrow, an accident involving nuclear weapons that falls short of causing risk of war, and schlossers book is. In spite of all this, i still recommend it to anyone seriously interested in american nuclear weapons. The most pressing problems concerning nuclear energy are the possibility of an. In these processes a small amount of mass is converted to energy according to the relationship e mc 2, where e is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed of light see relativity.
The atomic bomb, and nuclear bombs, are powerful weapons that use nuclear reactions as their source of explosive energy. For as long as the united states has had nuclear weapons, officials have struggled with how to transport the destructive technology. In 1950, the stockholm peace appeal secured 500 million signatures from 79 countries calling for nuclear weapons to be banned. Us nuclear weapons the secret history book by chuck hansen. A debate carnegie endowment for international peace. Dolan, was the effects of nuclear weapons, which came out in three editions between 1950 and 1977 originally titled the effects of atomic weapons. One physicists guide to nuclear weapons presents a truly global look at the history, use, and issues surrounding nuclear weapons from the perspective of. In a book published in 1977, nuclear weapons and world politics, i provided a chapter reducing dependence on nuclear weapons as my proposal for the future of the 1980s. Significant developments in the proliferation of nuclear weapons took place in late 2006 and 2007, after this book was finalized for publication. This nuclear weapons databook is for those who want to understand the nuclear arms race and are not frightened by numbers.
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