The Resource Sleepwalking to Armageddon : the threat of nuclear annihilation, edited by Helen Caldicott
Sleepwalking to Armageddon : the threat of nuclear annihilation, edited by Helen Caldicott
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- Summary
- With the world's attention focused on climate change and terrorism, we are in danger of taking our eyes off the nuclear threat. But rising tensions between Russia and NATO, proxy wars erupting in Syria and Ukraine, a nuclear-armed Pakistan, and stockpiles of aging weapons unsecured around the globe make a nuclear attack or a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility arguably the biggest threat facing humanity. Sleepwalking to Armageddon assembles the world's leading nuclear scientists and thought leaders to assess the political and scientific dimensions of the threat of nuclear war today. Chapters address the size and distribution of the current global nuclear arsenal, the history and politics of nuclear weapons, the culture of modern-day weapons labs, the militarization of space, and the dangers of combining artificial intelligence with nuclear weaponry, as well as a status report on enriched uranium and a shocking analysis of spending on nuclear weapons over the years
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 232 pages
- Contents
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- Assessing global catastrophic risk / Seth D. Baum
- Modernization of nuclear weaponry / Hans Kristensen
- Nuclear smoke and the climatic effects of nuclear war / Alan Robock
- Addicted to weapons / Bruce Gagnon
- The plutonium problem / Bob Alvarez
- Nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence / Max Tegmark
- Weapons scientists up close / Hugh Gusterson
- What would happen if an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above midtwon Manhattan? / Steven Starr, Lynn Eden, Theodore A. Postol
- National politics versus national security / Noam Chomsky
- Escalation watch: four looming flash points facing President Trump / Michael T. Klare
- Nuclear politics / William D. Hartung
- Ignition points for global catastrophe: a legacy of U.S. foeign policy / Richard Broinowski
- Nuclear weapons: how foreign hotspots could test Trump's finger on the trigger / Julian Borger
- The existential madness of Putin-bashing / Robert Parry
- Unthinkable? The German proliferation debate / Ulrich Kühn
- Law and morality at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons / Ray Acheson
- A new movement to ban nuclear weapons / Tim Wright
- Don't bank on the bomb / Susi Snyder
- The heroic Marshall Islanders: nuclear zero lawsuits / David Krieger
- Persistent violence and silent suffering: Marshallese migrants in Washington State / Holly Barker
- Adding democracy to nuclear policy / Kennette Benedict
- Isbn
- 9781620972465
- Label
- Sleepwalking to Armageddon : the threat of nuclear annihilation
- Title
- Sleepwalking to Armageddon
- Title remainder
- the threat of nuclear annihilation
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Helen Caldicott
- Title variation
- Threat of nuclear annihilation
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- With the world's attention focused on climate change and terrorism, we are in danger of taking our eyes off the nuclear threat. But rising tensions between Russia and NATO, proxy wars erupting in Syria and Ukraine, a nuclear-armed Pakistan, and stockpiles of aging weapons unsecured around the globe make a nuclear attack or a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility arguably the biggest threat facing humanity. Sleepwalking to Armageddon assembles the world's leading nuclear scientists and thought leaders to assess the political and scientific dimensions of the threat of nuclear war today. Chapters address the size and distribution of the current global nuclear arsenal, the history and politics of nuclear weapons, the culture of modern-day weapons labs, the militarization of space, and the dangers of combining artificial intelligence with nuclear weaponry, as well as a status report on enriched uranium and a shocking analysis of spending on nuclear weapons over the years
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 355.02/17
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- U263
- LC item number
- .S595 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Caldicott, Helen
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- Nuclear warfare
- Nuclear weapons
- Nuclear disarmament
- Nuclear warfare
- World politics
- Label
- Sleepwalking to Armageddon : the threat of nuclear annihilation, edited by Helen Caldicott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226)
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- volume
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- Contents
- Assessing global catastrophic risk / Seth D. Baum -- Modernization of nuclear weaponry / Hans Kristensen -- Nuclear smoke and the climatic effects of nuclear war / Alan Robock -- Addicted to weapons / Bruce Gagnon -- The plutonium problem / Bob Alvarez -- Nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence / Max Tegmark -- Weapons scientists up close / Hugh Gusterson -- What would happen if an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above midtwon Manhattan? / Steven Starr, Lynn Eden, Theodore A. Postol -- National politics versus national security / Noam Chomsky -- Escalation watch: four looming flash points facing President Trump / Michael T. Klare -- Nuclear politics / William D. Hartung -- Ignition points for global catastrophe: a legacy of U.S. foeign policy / Richard Broinowski -- Nuclear weapons: how foreign hotspots could test Trump's finger on the trigger / Julian Borger -- The existential madness of Putin-bashing / Robert Parry -- Unthinkable? The German proliferation debate / Ulrich Kühn -- Law and morality at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons / Ray Acheson -- A new movement to ban nuclear weapons / Tim Wright -- Don't bank on the bomb / Susi Snyder -- The heroic Marshall Islanders: nuclear zero lawsuits / David Krieger -- Persistent violence and silent suffering: Marshallese migrants in Washington State / Holly Barker -- Adding democracy to nuclear policy / Kennette Benedict
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620972465
- Lccn
- 2017004869
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- ocn945232378
- (OCoLC)945232378
- Label
- Sleepwalking to Armageddon : the threat of nuclear annihilation, edited by Helen Caldicott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Assessing global catastrophic risk / Seth D. Baum -- Modernization of nuclear weaponry / Hans Kristensen -- Nuclear smoke and the climatic effects of nuclear war / Alan Robock -- Addicted to weapons / Bruce Gagnon -- The plutonium problem / Bob Alvarez -- Nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence / Max Tegmark -- Weapons scientists up close / Hugh Gusterson -- What would happen if an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above midtwon Manhattan? / Steven Starr, Lynn Eden, Theodore A. Postol -- National politics versus national security / Noam Chomsky -- Escalation watch: four looming flash points facing President Trump / Michael T. Klare -- Nuclear politics / William D. Hartung -- Ignition points for global catastrophe: a legacy of U.S. foeign policy / Richard Broinowski -- Nuclear weapons: how foreign hotspots could test Trump's finger on the trigger / Julian Borger -- The existential madness of Putin-bashing / Robert Parry -- Unthinkable? The German proliferation debate / Ulrich Kühn -- Law and morality at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons / Ray Acheson -- A new movement to ban nuclear weapons / Tim Wright -- Don't bank on the bomb / Susi Snyder -- The heroic Marshall Islanders: nuclear zero lawsuits / David Krieger -- Persistent violence and silent suffering: Marshallese migrants in Washington State / Holly Barker -- Adding democracy to nuclear policy / Kennette Benedict
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620972465
- Lccn
- 2017004869
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- ocn945232378
- (OCoLC)945232378
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