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Making of the Atomic Bomb

25th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Rhodes ...

Narrated by Holter Graham ...

Unabridged

37 hours 16 min

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping ... Read more

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**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping
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Area 51

An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

by Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen ...

Unabridged

16 hours 11 min

This bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time.**"Compellingly hard-hitting." —**New York TimesIt is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government ... Read more

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This bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time.**"Compellingly hard-hitting." —**New York TimesIt is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Life and Legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Inside the Secret Race for the Atomic Bomb, the Brilliant Minds behind It, History’s Darkest)

by Walter Brown ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist best known for his role as the scientific leader of the Manhattan project, the secret program that developed the first atomic bombs during World War II. A highly intellectual and complex figure, Oppenheimer combined deep knowledge of physics with strong philosophical curiosity. Under his leadership at Los ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist best known for his role as the scientific leader of the Manhattan project, the secret program that developed the first atomic bombs during World War II. A highly intellectual and complex figure, Oppenheimer combined deep knowledge of physics with strong philosophical curiosity. Under his leadership at Los
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Bear’s Aggression, The

by M. R. Ocha ...

Narrated by Rori yang ...

Abridged

8 hours 55 min

Sir, It's the Russian Commandant. Hello Mr President." So nice to hear your voice. I must say you were right to try, but too late.THIS IS YOUR FAULT!Go ON, Take that Poll! Ask your people, and tell them it was the right thing to do. ... Read more

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Sir, It's the Russian Commandant. Hello Mr President." So nice to hear your voice. I must say you were right to try, but too late.THIS IS YOUR FAULT!Go ON, Take that Poll! Ask your people, and tell them it was the right thing to do.
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Robert Oppenheimer: Exploring Historical Resonance Through Ethical Dilemmas (The Father of the Atomic Bomb and his legacy in today's world)

by Elmer Thompson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 44 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the extraordinary life of j. Robert Oppenheimer, the man behind the atomic bomb, in this captivating biography. Unearth the burstiness of his scientific achievements and the enduring perplexity of the atomic age that defined his legacy.Oppenheimer's journey was a relentless pursuit of knowledge, from his groundbreaking work in quantum ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the extraordinary life of j. Robert Oppenheimer, the man behind the atomic bomb, in this captivating biography. Unearth the burstiness of his scientific achievements and the enduring perplexity of the atomic age that defined his legacy.Oppenheimer's journey was a relentless pursuit of knowledge, from his groundbreaking work in quantum
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Валерий Легасов: Высвечено Чернобылем

by Дмитрий Субботин, Дмитрий Субботин, Николай Кудряков, Сергей Соловьёв ...

Narrated by Александр Аравушкин ...

Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

Эта аудиокнига позволит читателю сформировать свое мнение о Чернобыльской катастрофе вопреки псевдонаучным теориям и политизированным популистским схемам. Чернобыльская катастрофа произошла более 30 лет назад, но не утихают споры о её причинах, последствиях и об организации работ по ликвидации этих последствий. Чернобыль выявил множество проблем, выходящих далеко за рамки чернобыльской темы: ... Read more

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Эта аудиокнига позволит читателю сформировать свое мнение о Чернобыльской катастрофе вопреки псевдонаучным теориям и политизированным популистским схемам. Чернобыльская катастрофа произошла более 30 лет назад, но не утихают споры о её причинах, последствиях и об организации работ по ликвидации этих последствий. Чернобыль выявил множество проблем, выходящих далеко за рамки чернобыльской темы:
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The False Promise of Superiority

The United States and Nuclear Deterrence after the Cold War

by James H. Lebovic ...

Narrated by David Stifel ...

Unabridged

13 hours 11 min

This political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear adversaries or influence them when employing various coercive tactics.During the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of ... Read more

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This political analysis exposes the fanciful logic that the United States can use nuclear weapons to vanquish nuclear adversaries or influence them when employing various coercive tactics.During the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of
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Jai Bharat Jai Jagat Bhag 2 - Anvastra, Anuvidnyan

by अविनाश धर्माधिकारी ...

Narrated by Avinash Dharmadhikari ...

Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

अविनाश धर्माधिकारी यांचे गाजलेले व्याख्यान 'जय भारत जय जगत भाग २-अण्वस्त्र अणुविज्ञान ' ... Read more

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अविनाश धर्माधिकारी यांचे गाजलेले व्याख्यान 'जय भारत जय जगत भाग २-अण्वस्त्र अणुविज्ञान '
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Churchill’s Bomb

How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race

by Graham Farmelo ...

Narrated by Clive Chafer ...

Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

Perhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had greater influence over this technology been exercised by Great Britain, whose scientists were at the forefront of research into nuclear weapons at the beginning of World War II.As award-winning biographer and science ... Read more

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Perhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had greater influence over this technology been exercised by Great Britain, whose scientists were at the forefront of research into nuclear weapons at the beginning of World War II.As award-winning biographer and science
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The Only Thing Worth Dying For

How Eleven Green Berets Fought for a New Afghanistan

by Eric Blehm ...

Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

""The one book you must read if you have any hope of understanding what our fine American soldiers are up against in Afghanistan.” —Former Congressman Charlie WilsonFrom the author of the award-winning THE LAST SEASON, the untold story of the U.S. Army Special Forces team that conquered the Taliban against overwhelming odds while protecting Hamid Karzai, viewed at the time as the country’s best ... Read more

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""The one book you must read if you have any hope of understanding what our fine American soldiers are up against in Afghanistan.” —Former Congressman Charlie WilsonFrom the author of the award-winning THE LAST SEASON, the untold story of the U.S. Army Special Forces team that conquered the Taliban against overwhelming odds while protecting Hamid Karzai, viewed at the time as the country’s best
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The Taking of K-129

How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

by Josh Dean ...

Narrated by Neil Hellegers ...

Unabridged

15 hours 47 min

**An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War—a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo—about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America’s most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching.In the ... Read more

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**An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War—a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo—about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America’s most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching.In the
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The Dead Hand

The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

by David Hoffman ...

Narrated by Bob Walter ...

Unabridged

20 hours 46 min

**“A tour de force of investigative history.” —Steve CollThe Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today.**The Cold War was an epoch of massive overkill. In the last half of the ... Read more

$27.50 USD

**“A tour de force of investigative history.” —Steve CollThe Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today.**The Cold War was an epoch of massive overkill. In the last half of the
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Arsenals of Folly

The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race

by Richard Rhodes ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

14 hours 12 min

From the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union camewithin scant hours of nuclear war–and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration’s ... Read more

$25.00 USD

From the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union camewithin scant hours of nuclear war–and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration’s
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Emp Attack: How to Prepare for and Survive an Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide on How to Survive a Deadly Emp Attack)

by Gerald Taylor ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The pentagon has also taken action to protect the electric grid from an emp attack as well, but nonetheless, experts on the subject and emp advocates continue to insist that we are woefully underprepared for an emp attack.Because the government is so underprepared for an emp attack and due to the fact that the government can do absolutely nothing to ... Read more

$4.99 USD

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The pentagon has also taken action to protect the electric grid from an emp attack as well, but nonetheless, experts on the subject and emp advocates continue to insist that we are woefully underprepared for an emp attack.Because the government is so underprepared for an emp attack and due to the fact that the government can do absolutely nothing to
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Den fjerde protokol

by Frederick Forsyth ...

Narrated by Torben Sekov ...

Unabridged

16 hours 50 min

Den professionelle tyv Jim Rawlings kender normalt ikke til skrupler eller samvittighedsnag. Men da han under et indbrud hos en højtstående embedsmand tilfældigvis opdager nogle stjålne dokumenter, beslutter han sig alligevel for at sende dem anonymt til den britiske efterretningstjeneste. Imens er en tophemmelig og dødsensfarlig plan ved at tage form i Sovjetunionen. En plan, der går ud på at ... Read more

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Den professionelle tyv Jim Rawlings kender normalt ikke til skrupler eller samvittighedsnag. Men da han under et indbrud hos en højtstående embedsmand tilfældigvis opdager nogle stjålne dokumenter, beslutter han sig alligevel for at sende dem anonymt til den britiske efterretningstjeneste. Imens er en tophemmelig og dødsensfarlig plan ved at tage form i Sovjetunionen. En plan, der går ud på at
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Strange Stability

How Cold War Scientists Set Out to Control the Arms Race and Ended Up Serving the Military-Industrial Complex

by Benjamin Wilson ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

17 hours 16 min

Do scientists speak truth to power? During the Cold War, a group of American strategists and science advisors claimed to do precisely that. Styling themselves as figures of rationality and restraint, they insisted that mutual assured destruction was the natural logic of the atomic age: as long as nuclear deterrence was credible, no one would ever shoot first. This doctrine, known as "strategic ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Do scientists speak truth to power? During the Cold War, a group of American strategists and science advisors claimed to do precisely that. Styling themselves as figures of rationality and restraint, they insisted that mutual assured destruction was the natural logic of the atomic age: as long as nuclear deterrence was credible, no one would ever shoot first. This doctrine, known as "strategic
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Nuclear Weapons

A Very Short Introduction

by Joseph M. Siracusa ...

Narrated by Shawn Compton ...

Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, put it: "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post–Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin, put it: "The Cold War is over, the Soviet Union is no more. But the post–Cold War world is decidedly not post-nuclear
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The Uranium Club

Unearthing Lost Relics of the Nazi Nuclear Program

by Miriam E. Hiebert ...

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Tim Koeth peered into the crumpled brown paper lunch bag; inside was a surprisingly heavy black metal cube. He recognized the mysterious object instantly—he had one just like it sitting on his desk at home. It was uranium metal, taken from the nuclear reactor that Nazi scientists had tried—and failed—to build at the end of World War II. This unexpected gift, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed ... Read more

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Tim Koeth peered into the crumpled brown paper lunch bag; inside was a surprisingly heavy black metal cube. He recognized the mysterious object instantly—he had one just like it sitting on his desk at home. It was uranium metal, taken from the nuclear reactor that Nazi scientists had tried—and failed—to build at the end of World War II. This unexpected gift, wrapped in a piece of paper inscribed
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Countdown

The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons

by Sarah Scoles ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years ... Read more

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Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense.In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years
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The New Nuclear Age

At the Precipice of Armageddon

by Ankit Panda ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

The world is entering a new nuclear age. Nuclear weapons are returning to the fore of international statecraft in ways unseen since the Cold War. With major powers like Russia issuing threats of nuclear strikes, China and North Korea continuing to grow their arsenals, and new prospects for proliferation from the Middle East to East Asia, the world has been thrust into a new era of heightened ... Read more

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The world is entering a new nuclear age. Nuclear weapons are returning to the fore of international statecraft in ways unseen since the Cold War. With major powers like Russia issuing threats of nuclear strikes, China and North Korea continuing to grow their arsenals, and new prospects for proliferation from the Middle East to East Asia, the world has been thrust into a new era of heightened
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Fallout

Conspiracy, Cover-Up, and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb

by Peter Watson ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

15 hours 10 min

The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different.Fallout dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to. ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different.Fallout dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that long before the Allied bomb was operational, it was clear that Germany had no atomic weapons of its own and was not likely to.
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Manhattan Project, The: Inside the Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb and the Shadow It Cast on Our World

by Edward Kavanagh ...

Narrated by Edward Kavanagh ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Uncover the tense WWII race against time to master nuclear fission before a fascist regime weaponizes it first. Perfect for deep-focus learning or your daily commute, this immersive historical narrative transforms abstract twentieth-century physics into a dramatic thriller of geopolitical survival. Step inside the top-secret laboratories where brilliant minds wrestled with unimaginable destructive ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Uncover the tense WWII race against time to master nuclear fission before a fascist regime weaponizes it first. Perfect for deep-focus learning or your daily commute, this immersive historical narrative transforms abstract twentieth-century physics into a dramatic thriller of geopolitical survival. Step inside the top-secret laboratories where brilliant minds wrestled with unimaginable destructive
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Brief History of Nuclear Weapons, A: The Bombs That Changed the World

by Stephen Adler ...

Narrated by Stephen Adler ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

Discover the gripping military history and scientific breakthroughs that birthed the world's most destructive weapons. Perfect for a focused commute or an educational deep dive, this tense chronological journey explores the secret race to split the atom. You will navigate the harrowing geopolitical landscapes of a world constantly teetering on the brink of disaster.From the clandestine ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Discover the gripping military history and scientific breakthroughs that birthed the world's most destructive weapons. Perfect for a focused commute or an educational deep dive, this tense chronological journey explores the secret race to split the atom. You will navigate the harrowing geopolitical landscapes of a world constantly teetering on the brink of disaster.From the clandestine
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Concise History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, A: How the World Came Closest to Nuclear War

by Edward Falkner ...

Narrated by Edward Falkner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Step into the tense historical drama of October 1962, a gripping race against time to prevent global nuclear war. Perfect for a focused morning commute, this suspenseful narrative captures the high-stakes geopolitical chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union.Transform your daily walk into an immersive journey through secret Kremlin debates and classified White House briefings. ... Read more

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Step into the tense historical drama of October 1962, a gripping race against time to prevent global nuclear war. Perfect for a focused morning commute, this suspenseful narrative captures the high-stakes geopolitical chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union.Transform your daily walk into an immersive journey through secret Kremlin debates and classified White House briefings.
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Making of the Atomic Bomb

Area 51

J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Life and Legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Inside the Secret Race for the Atomic Bomb, the Brilliant Minds behind It, History’s Darkest)

Bear’s Aggression, The

Robert Oppenheimer: Exploring Historical Resonance Through Ethical Dilemmas (The Father of the Atomic Bomb and his legacy in today's world)

Валерий Легасов: Высвечено Чернобылем

The False Promise of Superiority

Jai Bharat Jai Jagat Bhag 2 - Anvastra, Anuvidnyan

Churchill’s Bomb

The Only Thing Worth Dying For

The Taking of K-129

The Dead Hand

Arsenals of Folly

Emp Attack: How to Prepare for and Survive an Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide on How to Survive a Deadly Emp Attack)

Den fjerde protokol

Strange Stability

Nuclear Weapons

The Uranium Club

Countdown

The New Nuclear Age

Fallout

Manhattan Project, The: Inside the Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb and the Shadow It Cast on Our World

Brief History of Nuclear Weapons, A: The Bombs That Changed the World

Concise History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, A: How the World Came Closest to Nuclear War