| Description |
xx, 263 pages, ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Tragedy of Wasted Opportunities -- 2. The Reality of Nuclear War -- 3. It's a Mad, Mad World: Nuclear Scientists and the Pentagon Play with Deadly Gadgets -- 4. Corporate Madness and the Death Merchants -- 5. Manhattan II -- 6. Star Wars: The Story of National Missile Defense Systems -- 7. Space: The Next American Empire -- 8. Nuclear War in the Gulf and Kosovo -- 9. The Lockheed Martin Presidency and the Star Wars Administration -- App. A. Major U.S. Nuclear-Weapons Makers -- App. B. U.S. Nuclear-Weapons Control Centers and Government Authorities -- App. C. Locations of the Majority of Usable U.S. Nuclear Weapons -- App. D. Major Antinuclear Organizations in the United States, Great Britain, and Russia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- United States.
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Arms race -- History -- 21st century.
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Nuclear warfare.
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World politics -- 21st century.
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Military-industrial complex -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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| LC no. |
2001055806 |
| ISBN |
1565847407 paperback |
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