Physics and Nuclear Arms Today (Readings from Physics Today, No 4)

Physics and Nuclear Arms Today (Readings from Physics Today, No 4)

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Physics and Nuclear Arms Today is a collection of the best articles written about the arms race which appeared in Physics Today between 1976 and 1989. The articles explore a wide variety of topical issues such as the effects of nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, offensive strategic weapons, defensive SDI or Star Wars weapons, nuclear nonproliferation and the social responsibility of scientists as well as a wide selection of articles which chronicle the history of nuclear weaponry. The authors also represent a broad spectrum of well known names in the physics community including Andrei Sakharov, Sidney Drell, Wolfgang Panofsky, Edward Teller, Frank von Hippel, Victor Weiskopf, and Freeman Dyson. Of interest to physicists interested in arms control issues, nuclear weapons, and international relations; science and defense policy makers.

Physics and Nuclear Arms Today (Readings from Physics Today, No 4),David Hafemeister,AIP Press,0883186403,Military Science,Nuclear arms control,Nuclear weapons,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics

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