Nuclear nightmares
Joseph Cirincione
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Nuclear nightmares
Published
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pages
280
ISBN-13
9780231535762
Description
There is a high risk that someone will use, by accident or design, one or more of the 17,000 nuclear weapons in the world today. Many thought such threats ended with the Cold War or that current policies can prevent or contain nuclear disaster. They are dead wrong -- these weapons, possessed by states large and small, stable and unstable, remain an ongoing nightmare. Joseph Cirincione surveys the best thinking and worst fears of experts specializing in nuclear warfare and assesses the efforts to reduce or eliminate these nuclear dangers. His book offers hope: in the 1960s, twenty-three states had nuclear weapons and research programs; today, only nine states have weapons. More countries have abandoned nuclear weapon programs than have developed them, and global arsenals are just one-quarter of what they were during the Cold War. Yet can these trends continue, or are we on the brink of a new arms race -- or worse, nuclear war? A former member of Senator Obama's nuclear policy team, Cirincione helped shape the policies unveiled in Prague in 2009, and, as president of an organization intent on reducing nuclear threats, he operates at the center of debates on nuclear terrorism, new nuclear nations, and the risks of existing arsenals.
Treaties, etc
Department of Energy
Failed States
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Nuclear nonproliferation
Atomic energy
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Nuclear nightmares?
This edition of Nuclear nightmares has approximately 280 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Nuclear nightmares?
For most readers, Nuclear nightmares typically takes between 5h 50m and 3h 53m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 70,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Nuclear nightmares?
The estimated word count for Nuclear nightmares is approximately 70,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Nuclear nightmares?
Nuclear nightmares was written by Joseph Cirincione.
When was Nuclear nightmares published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2013. The original work may have been published on a different date.