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Nuclear First Strike: Consequences of a Broken Taboo
George H. Quester
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Description for Nuclear First Strike: Consequences of a Broken Taboo
paperback. In this insightful analysis, he provides a starting point for informed and focused reflection and preparation. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
This provocative and timely work examines various scenarios in which the deployment of nuclear weapons could occur, the probable consequences of such an escalation, the likely world reactions, and the plausible policy ramifications. Rather than projecting the physical damage that would result from nuclear attacks, George H. Quester offers an exploration of the political, psychological, and social aftermath of nuclear conflict. The prospect of nuclear attack-sixty years after atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki-is difficult to confront on many levels. We may avoid the discussion for emotional reasons, for fear of generating a self-confirming hypothesis, or simply because of the ... Read more
This provocative and timely work examines various scenarios in which the deployment of nuclear weapons could occur, the probable consequences of such an escalation, the likely world reactions, and the plausible policy ramifications. Rather than projecting the physical damage that would result from nuclear attacks, George H. Quester offers an exploration of the political, psychological, and social aftermath of nuclear conflict. The prospect of nuclear attack-sixty years after atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki-is difficult to confront on many levels. We may avoid the discussion for emotional reasons, for fear of generating a self-confirming hypothesis, or simply because of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801882852
SKU
V9780801882852
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About George H. Quester
George H. Quester is a professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and author of The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973).
Reviews for Nuclear First Strike: Consequences of a Broken Taboo
Provocative and impressive work. Proceedings 2006 A very useful exploration of a very broad range of possibilities. Future Survey 2006 Provocative and timely work.
Glen Segell Political Studies Review 2006 Quester has tackled a most important subject that we should all be thinking about.
Martha Smith-Norris International History Review 2007
Glen Segell Political Studies Review 2006 Quester has tackled a most important subject that we should all be thinking about.
Martha Smith-Norris International History Review 2007