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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

265,59 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
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

97,99 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
United States and the Iranian Nuclear Programme

A Critical History

podle Steven Hurst ...

746,56 Kč
Nuclear New Mexico

A Historical, Natural, and Virtual Tour

podle M. Jimmie Killingsworth, Jacqueline S. Palmer, James E. Frost ...

The mountains, valleys, forests, and sands of 1940s New Mexico served as a picturesque backdrop to the dawn of the Atomic Age, the land’s natural beauty coexisting with secretive, nuclear development. Today, nuclear tourists and nature tourists travel a shared path through the state as the history of the bomb is commemorated at official sites, often alongside monuments to natural preservation: ... Přečtěte si více

203,99 Kč

The mountains, valleys, forests, and sands of 1940s New Mexico served as a picturesque backdrop to the dawn of the Atomic Age, the land’s natural beauty coexisting with secretive, nuclear development. Today, nuclear tourists and nature tourists travel a shared path through the state as the history of the bomb is commemorated at official sites, often alongside monuments to natural preservation:
... Přečtěte si více
H-Bombs and Hula Girls

Operation Grapple 1957 and the last Royal Navy Gunroom at sea

podle Michael Johnston ...

Published to coincide with the 60th anniversay of Britain's first successful thermonuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, H-Bombs and Hula Girls tells the tale of ten young men brought together through National Service in the Royal Navy and taking part in Britain's top secret tests near Christmas Island. They experience at extremely close quarters what the world is told were three megaton H-bomb ... Přečtěte si více

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Published to coincide with the 60th anniversay of Britain's first successful thermonuclear bomb testing in the Pacific, H-Bombs and Hula Girls tells the tale of ten young men brought together through National Service in the Royal Navy and taking part in Britain's top secret tests near Christmas Island. They experience at extremely close quarters what the world is told were three megaton H-bomb
... Přečtěte si více
Taiwan's Former Nuclear Weapons Program: Nuclear Weapons On-Demand

podle David Albright ...

Today, few would think of the peaceful island nation of Taiwan as a potential nuclear weapons proliferator. But just a few decades ago, following the Chinese civil war and loss of the ruling party, Kuomintang (KMT), to the Communists, the KMT government evacuated to the island, where a government-in-refuge, the Republic of China (ROC), was set up under the martial rule of the Chiang dynasty. The ... Přečtěte si více

61,49 Kč

Today, few would think of the peaceful island nation of Taiwan as a potential nuclear weapons proliferator. But just a few decades ago, following the Chinese civil war and loss of the ruling party, Kuomintang (KMT), to the Communists, the KMT government evacuated to the island, where a government-in-refuge, the Republic of China (ROC), was set up under the martial rule of the Chiang dynasty. The
... Přečtěte si více
Peace Quest: The Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

podle Joe Copeland ...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki's survivors of atomic bombings have made it their mission to work for peace and nuclear disarmament, a quest they have pursued for 70 years even as they coped with health effects, grief and the rebuilding of their cities. Prize-winning Seattle journalist and Fulbright scholar Joe Copeland, who has interviewed survivors over nearly three decades, provides a compelling look at ... Přečtěte si více

123,19 Kč

Hiroshima and Nagasaki's survivors of atomic bombings have made it their mission to work for peace and nuclear disarmament, a quest they have pursued for 70 years even as they coped with health effects, grief and the rebuilding of their cities. Prize-winning Seattle journalist and Fulbright scholar Joe Copeland, who has interviewed survivors over nearly three decades, provides a compelling look at
... Přečtěte si více
Foreign Policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia

Economics and Diplomacy in the Middle East

podle Robert Mason ...

Saudi Arabia, with its US alliance and abundance of oil dollars, has a very different economic story to that of Iran, which despite enormous natural gas reserves, has been hit hard by economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions since its 1979 revolution. Robert Mason looks at the effect that economic considerations (such as oil, gas, sanctions, trade and investment) have had on foreign ... Přečtěte si více

715,39 Kč

Saudi Arabia, with its US alliance and abundance of oil dollars, has a very different economic story to that of Iran, which despite enormous natural gas reserves, has been hit hard by economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions since its 1979 revolution. Robert Mason looks at the effect that economic considerations (such as oil, gas, sanctions, trade and investment) have had on foreign
... Přečtěte si více
Carrying a Nuke to Sevastopol: One Pilot, One Engine, and One Plutonium Bomb

podle Daniel Ford ...

This story began as a study of lofting or tossing nuclear weapons, known as"LABs," for Low Altitude Bombing system. I became fascinated with the notion of using the prop-driven Skyraider for this purpose, and the story evolved into an account of what it would have been like to drive this 1940s aircraft to Sevastopol on the first day of the Third World War. "Crazy days," as one pilot called the ... Přečtěte si více

62,41 Kč

This story began as a study of lofting or tossing nuclear weapons, known as"LABs," for Low Altitude Bombing system. I became fascinated with the notion of using the prop-driven Skyraider for this purpose, and the story evolved into an account of what it would have been like to drive this 1940s aircraft to Sevastopol on the first day of the Third World War. "Crazy days," as one pilot called the
... Přečtěte si více
Eisenhower's Nuclear Calculus in Europe

The Politics of IRBM Deployment in NATO Nations

podle Gates Brown ...

Through a reliance on nuclear weapons, President Eisenhower hoped to provide a defense strategy that would allow the U.S. to maintain its security requirements without creating an economic burden. This defense strategy, known as the New Look, benefited the U.S. Air Force with its focus on strategic nuclear weapons. The U.S. also required European missile bases to deploy their intermediate range ... Přečtěte si více

438,29 Kč

Through a reliance on nuclear weapons, President Eisenhower hoped to provide a defense strategy that would allow the U.S. to maintain its security requirements without creating an economic burden. This defense strategy, known as the New Look, benefited the U.S. Air Force with its focus on strategic nuclear weapons. The U.S. also required European missile bases to deploy their intermediate range
... Přečtěte si více
Doom Town, USA

The Nevada Test Site as Ground Zero of 1950s American Culture

podle John Wills ...

Cultural scholar John Wills takes readers on a cultural tour of Doom Town, USA, designed to be the model 1950s American city and destroyed by an atomic bomb on live television to educate Americans on the need to prepare for possible nuclear war—but also to sell new products in the emerging postwar economic boom.In March 1953 and May 1955, government officials—including the Federal Civil Defense ... Přečtěte si více

237,39 Kč

Cultural scholar John Wills takes readers on a cultural tour of Doom Town, USA, designed to be the model 1950s American city and destroyed by an atomic bomb on live television to educate Americans on the need to prepare for possible nuclear war—but also to sell new products in the emerging postwar economic boom.In March 1953 and May 1955, government officials—including the Federal Civil Defense
... Přečtěte si více
The Partnership

Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb

podle Philip Taubman ...

Offering a clear analysis of the danger of nuclear terrorism and how it can be prevented, The Partnership sheds light on one of the most divisive security issues facing Washington today. Award-winning New York Times journalist Philip Taubman illuminates our vulnerability in the face of this pressing terrorist threat—and the unlikely efforts of five key Cold War players to eliminate the nuclear ... Přečtěte si více

242,69 Kč

Offering a clear analysis of the danger of nuclear terrorism and how it can be prevented, The Partnership sheds light on one of the most divisive security issues facing Washington today. Award-winning New York Times journalist Philip Taubman illuminates our vulnerability in the face of this pressing terrorist threat—and the unlikely efforts of five key Cold War players to eliminate the nuclear
... Přečtěte si více
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

podle Robert F. Kennedy ...

"A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. ... Přečtěte si více

243,49 Kč

"A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F.
... Přečtěte si více
From Berkeley to Berlin

How the Rad Lab Helped Avert Nuclear War

podle Tom Francis Ramos ...

In November 1960, bolstered by anti-Communist ideologies, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States. Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished nuclear diplomacy to force the United States to abandon Berlin, setting the stage for a major nuclear confrontation over the fate of West Berlin. From Berkeley to Berlin explores how the United States had the wherewithal to stand up to ... Přečtěte si více

591,59 Kč

In November 1960, bolstered by anti-Communist ideologies, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States. Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished nuclear diplomacy to force the United States to abandon Berlin, setting the stage for a major nuclear confrontation over the fate of West Berlin. From Berkeley to Berlin explores how the United States had the wherewithal to stand up to
... Přečtěte si více
THE CONTINUAL AFTERMATH OF THE RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WAR

All You Need to Know About What Has Been Lost After Nearly Two Years of War

podle Nicholas Slater ...

In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, "The Continual Aftermath" emerges as a powerful testament to the enduring impact of conflict on the human spirit. Penned by Nicholas Slater, this gripping narrative is a clarion call to action, urging readers to confront the stark realities that persist long after the guns fall silent.As the pages unfold, we embark on a journey through the war-ravaged ... Přečtěte si více

115,76 Kč

In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, "The Continual Aftermath" emerges as a powerful testament to the enduring impact of conflict on the human spirit. Penned by Nicholas Slater, this gripping narrative is a clarion call to action, urging readers to confront the stark realities that persist long after the guns fall silent.As the pages unfold, we embark on a journey through the war-ravaged
... Přečtěte si více
Chronology of World War II 1939-1945

All the military and political events reported day by day. With biographical and circumstantial notes, statistical data and index of names

podle Alessandro Giorgi ...

Sinossi:The most destructive clash between nations that the world has ever known, examined day by day, on all fronts, since 1st September, 1939, to the disarmament of the last Japanese units on October 1945.A meticulous work of research, reconstruction and cross-checks. The turning points, military and political, economic, industrial, technological and psychological, updated to the latest ... Přečtěte si více

488,09 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

Sinossi:The most destructive clash between nations that the world has ever known, examined day by day, on all fronts, since 1st September, 1939, to the disarmament of the last Japanese units on October 1945.A meticulous work of research, reconstruction and cross-checks. The turning points, military and political, economic, industrial, technological and psychological, updated to the latest
... Přečtěte si více
Expedient Shelter Construction

and Occupancy Experiments

podle Cresson H. Kearny ...

Simple shelters—that you can build quickResearch was undertaken to evaluate how average citizens could create their own shelters in the case of a political crisis that could lead to a nuclear attack. It was known that at this time in the mid-1970s, after Civil Defense planning and spending had waned since the 1950’s-60’s, that both the Soviet Union and China had more preparations for their ... Přečtěte si více

132,14 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

Simple shelters—that you can build quickResearch was undertaken to evaluate how average citizens could create their own shelters in the case of a political crisis that could lead to a nuclear attack. It was known that at this time in the mid-1970s, after Civil Defense planning and spending had waned since the 1950’s-60’s, that both the Soviet Union and China had more preparations for their
... Přečtěte si více
The Form of Ideology and the Ideology of Form

Cold War, Decolonization and Third World Print Cultures

podle Neelam Srivastava, Laetitia Zecchini, Francesca Orsini ...

This timely volume focuses on the period of decolonization and the Cold War as the backdrop to the emergence of new and diverse literary aesthetics that accompanied anti-imperialist commitments and Afro-Asian solidarity. Competing internationalist frameworks produced a flurry of writings that made Asian, African and other world literatures visible to each other for the first time. The book’s ... Přečtěte si více

171,09 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

This timely volume focuses on the period of decolonization and the Cold War as the backdrop to the emergence of new and diverse literary aesthetics that accompanied anti-imperialist commitments and Afro-Asian solidarity. Competing internationalist frameworks produced a flurry of writings that made Asian, African and other world literatures visible to each other for the first time. The book’s
... Přečtěte si více
All Me Bloomin Life

Volume 2 - Life After the Navy, Recollections of a Nuclear Nonproliferation Career

podle John J. Hyland III ...

Volume 2 of Captain Hyland's autobiography deals with his career in the field of nuclear nonproliferation after he retired from the Navy. Over a period of 15 years he worked in the Office of Energy Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, DCI Center for Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation and Arms Control (WINPAC), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).In the first of two tours at ... Přečtěte si více

121,01 Kč

Volume 2 of Captain Hyland's autobiography deals with his career in the field of nuclear nonproliferation after he retired from the Navy. Over a period of 15 years he worked in the Office of Energy Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, DCI Center for Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation and Arms Control (WINPAC), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).In the first of two tours at
... 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

96,76 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
Brazil in the Global Nuclear Order, 1945–2018

podle Carlo Patti ...

Série série Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs
The first comprehensive and definitive history of Brazil's decision to give up the nuclear weapon option.Why do countries capable of "going nuclear" choose not to? Brazil, which gained notoriety for developing a nuclear program and then backtracking into adherence to the nonproliferation regime, offers a fascinating window into the complex politics surrounding nuclear energy and American ... Přečtěte si více

991,89 Kč

The first comprehensive and definitive history of Brazil's decision to give up the nuclear weapon option.Why do countries capable of "going nuclear" choose not to? Brazil, which gained notoriety for developing a nuclear program and then backtracking into adherence to the nonproliferation regime, offers a fascinating window into the complex politics surrounding nuclear energy and American
... Přečtěte si více
Nuclear Weapons in Space

podle Dr Naim Tahir Baig ...

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN SPACE: A HIDDEN HISTORY AND MODERN THREATA Groundbreaking Investigation into Humanity's Most Dangerous ExperimentIn the summer of 1962, a nuclear weapon one hundred times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb detonated 400 kilometers above Earth, creating artificial auroras visible in Hawaii and crippling satellites across the Pacific. This was Starfish Prime—just one episode in ... Přečtěte si více

205,45 Kč

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN SPACE: A HIDDEN HISTORY AND MODERN THREATA Groundbreaking Investigation into Humanity's Most Dangerous ExperimentIn the summer of 1962, a nuclear weapon one hundred times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb detonated 400 kilometers above Earth, creating artificial auroras visible in Hawaii and crippling satellites across the Pacific. This was Starfish Prime—just one episode in
... Přečtěte si více
UNIT 8200: ISRAEL'S CYBER WARRIORS

Espionage

podle Ivo Vichev ...

Série série Espionage
In the summer of 1952, Israel's entire signals intelligence capability could have fitted comfortably into a modest shipping warehouse—which was, in fact, precisely where it resided. A handful of technicians working with surplus equipment salvaged from British and American military stocks represented the totality of the young nation's ambitions in electronic espionage.Seven decades later, that ... Přečtěte si více

205,45 Kč

In the summer of 1952, Israel's entire signals intelligence capability could have fitted comfortably into a modest shipping warehouse—which was, in fact, precisely where it resided. A handful of technicians working with surplus equipment salvaged from British and American military stocks represented the totality of the young nation's ambitions in electronic espionage.Seven decades later, that
... Přečtěte si více
Dark Heir: Kim Yo-jong and the Future of North Korea

podle Borna Ahadi ...

In the darkened corridors of North Korea's power structure, one figure has emerged from the shadows to stand at the edge of history—Kim Yo-jong, the enigmatic sister of Kim Jong-un. Dark Heir: Kim Yo-jong and the Future of North Korea takes readers deep inside the world's most secretive regime to uncover the life, rise, and possible destiny of the woman who may shape its future.From a hidden ... Přečtěte si více

61,49 Kč

In the darkened corridors of North Korea's power structure, one figure has emerged from the shadows to stand at the edge of history—Kim Yo-jong, the enigmatic sister of Kim Jong-un. Dark Heir: Kim Yo-jong and the Future of North Korea takes readers deep inside the world's most secretive regime to uncover the life, rise, and possible destiny of the woman who may shape its future.From a hidden
... Přečtěte si více

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The Doomsday Machine

Hiroshima

United States and the Iranian Nuclear Programme

Nuclear New Mexico

H-Bombs and Hula Girls

Taiwan's Former Nuclear Weapons Program: Nuclear Weapons On-Demand

Peace Quest: The Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Foreign Policy in Iran and Saudi Arabia

Carrying a Nuke to Sevastopol: One Pilot, One Engine, and One Plutonium Bomb

Eisenhower's Nuclear Calculus in Europe

Doom Town, USA

The Partnership

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

From Berkeley to Berlin

THE CONTINUAL AFTERMATH OF THE RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WAR

Chronology of World War II 1939-1945

Expedient Shelter Construction

The Form of Ideology and the Ideology of Form

All Me Bloomin Life

The Paradox of a Smart Atomic Bomb

Brazil in the Global Nuclear Order, 1945–2018

Nuclear Weapons in Space

UNIT 8200: ISRAEL'S CYBER WARRIORS

Dark Heir: Kim Yo-jong and the Future of North Korea