| Description |
viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Agenda for a meeting of minds -- The question of survival -- Paradoxes of the arms race -- David and Goliath -- Technical follies -- Star wars -- The ABM problem -- Shelters -- Amateurs at war -- Education of a warrior -- Scientists and poets -- The scholar-soldier -- Generals -- Diplomats -- Russians -- Pacifists -- The importance of being stuck -- The quest for concept -- Assured destruction -- Nuclear war fighting -- Unilateral disarmament -- The middle way -- The fateful choice -- Tragedy is not our business |
| Summary |
Explores ways to live and survive in a nuclear age and examines the key areas of public morality, weapons technology, and international policy |
| Analysis |
Nuclear weapons Arms control |
| Notes |
"A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dyson, Freeman J.
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Dyson, Freeman, 1923-
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Arms race.
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Arms transfers.
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Military weapons.
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Military supplies.
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Nuclear disarmament.
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Nuclear warfare.
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Defense industries.
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Weapons industry.
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Nuclear weapons.
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War.
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World politics -- 1975-1985.
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| LC no. |
83048343 |
| ISBN |
006039031X |
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