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Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction

Author Joseph M. Siracusa
Publisher Oxford University Press
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ISBN / ASIN0199229546
ISBN-139780199229543
Sales Rank722,166
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Nuclear Weapons: Questions for Consideration and Discussion

  • Was President Truman justified in his decision to order the bombing of Hiroshima? Was it necessary or unnecessary?
  • Why would North Korea want nuclear weapons? And what would it take for them to forgo their development?
  • Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer? And what does his career have to say about the role of science and scientists in the ongoing nuclear debate?
  • What was the significance of the Cold War in the evolution of nuclear weaponry?
  • Do you agree with the notion that the acquisition of nuclear weapons has become the Holy Grail of terrorists?