Science, Technology, and the Nuclear Arms Race

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984. Fifth printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xiv, [2], 414, [2] pages. Illustrations (Tables, Figures, Maps). References. Index. Notation from previous owner on half-title page. Ink marks noted. Part 1 Nuclear Arms contains chapters on Nonnuclear Strategic War, The Fission Bomb, The Fusion Bomb, and Massive Retaliation; Part 2 The Nuclear Balance contains chapters o Strategic Bombers, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Nuclear Missile Submarines; and Nuclear Deterrence and Stability; Part 3 Alternatives to Nuclear Deterrence contains chapters on Civil Defense, Ballistic Missile Defense, Chemical and Biological Warfare, and Tactical Nuclear War; Part 4 Arms Control and Disarmament contains chapters on Technological Imperatives, Nuclear Proliferation: A Technological Imperative?; Arms Control: Nuclear Test Ban Treaties, Strategic Arms Limitations, and Disarmament. Schroeer was born on January 24, 1938 in Berlin and came to the United States in 1951. He was a North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, Technische Hochschule, Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1965-1966; National Endowment for Humanities fellow, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1972-1973; research associate, International Institute Strategic Studies, London, 1984-1985; from assistant to associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966-1979; professor physics, U. North Carolina, since 1979. A comprehensive survey of the nuclear arms race from a technological point of view, which will appeal to the scientist and non-scientist alike. Provides information for the layman on this current topic and is designed for undergraduate courses in political science, history, international studies, as well as physics courses on the subject. Explores the motivation behind the development of various nuclear arms technologies and their deployment and examines the effects these technologies have on military, political and social strategies. Discusses the nature of deterrence and alternatives to it, arms control, and disarmament. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, Strategic War, Atomic Bomb, Thermonuclear, Massive Retaliation, Strategic Bombers, ICBM, Ballistic Missiles, Civil Defense, Tactical Nuclear, Arms Control, Disarmament, Proliferation, Test-Ban, Missile Defen

ISBN: 0471881414

[Book #84228]

Price: $65.00