{"title":"Nuclear weapons Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"command-and-control-9780141037912","title":"Command and Control","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommand and Control\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons can''t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, \u003ci\u003eCommand and Control\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo damnably readable. It drives the vision of a world trembling on the edge of a fatal precipice deep into your mind ... a piece of work of the deepest import, with the multilayered density of an ambitiously conceived novel -- John Lloyd * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eDo you really want to read about the thermonuclear warheads that are still aimed at the city where you live? Do you really need to know about the appalling security issues that have dogged nuclear weapons in the 70 years since their invention? Yes, you do. In Schlosser's hands it is a reading treat ... he's a natural genius -- Jonathan Franzen * Guardian, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003ePart techno-thriller, part careful historical investigation ... beautifully written and impressively researched -- Gerard DeGroot * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, gripping, chilling -- Steven Shapin * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e does for the American nuclear industry what he did for industrial food production * Economist, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eEric Schlosser detonates a truth bomb in \u003ci\u003eCommand and Control\u003c\/i\u003e * Vanity Fair *\u003cbr\u003eDeeply reported, deeply frightening . . . a techno-thriller of the first order * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent journalistic investigation of the efforts made since the first atomic bomb was exploded, outside Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, to put some kind of harness on nuclear weaponry. By a miracle of information management, Schlosser has synthesized a huge archive of material, including government reports, scientific papers, and a substantial historical and polemical literature on nukes, and transformed it into a crisp narrative covering more than fifty years of scientific and political change. And he has interwoven that narrative with a hair-raising, minute-by-minute account of an accident at a Titan II missile silo in Arkansas, in 1980, which he renders in the manner of a techno-thriller . . . \u003ci\u003eCommand and Control\u003c\/i\u003e is how nonfiction should be written -- Louis Menand * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eA devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. . . . fascinating -- Lev Grossman * Time *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommand and Control\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among the most nightmarish books written in recent years; and in that crowded company it bids fair to stand at the summit. It is the more horrific for being so incontrovertibly right and so damnably readable. Page after relentless page, it drives the vision of a world trembling on the edge of a fatal precipice deep into your reluctant mind . . . a work with the multilayered density of an ambitiously conceived novel . . . Schlosser has done what journalism does at its best when at full stretch: he has spent time - years - researching, interviewing, understanding and reflecting to give us a piece of work of the deepest import * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003ePerilous and gripping . . . Schlosser skillfully weaves together an engrossing account of both the science and the politics of nuclear weapons safety . . . The story of the missile silo accident unfolds with the pacing, thrill and techno details of an episode of \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eDisquieting but riveting . . . fascinating . . . Schlosser's readers (and he deserves a great many) will be struck by how frequently the people he cites attribute the absence of accidental explosions and nuclear war to divine intervention or sheer luck rather than to human wisdom and skill. Whatever was responsible, we will clearly need many more of it in the years to come * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eEasily the most unsettling work of nonfiction I've ever read, Schlosser's six-year investigation of America's 'broken arrows' (nuclear weapons mishaps) is by and large historical-this stuff is top secret, after all-but the book is beyond relevant. It's critical reading in a nation with thousands of nukes still on hair-trigger alert . . . \u003ci\u003eCommand and Control\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a character-driven thriller as Schlosser draws on his deep reporting, extensive interviews, and documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act to demonstrate how human error, computer glitches, dilution of authority, poor communications, occasional incompetence, and the routine hoarding of crucial information have nearly brought about our worst nightmare on numerous occasions * Mother Jones *\u003cbr\u003eA powerful mix of history, politics, and technology,  told with impressive authority * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eEric Schlosser brings the investigative rigour of his big hit \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e to this overview of our global nuclear arsenal * Herald *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732404089175,"sku":"9780141037912","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141037912.jpg?v=1719996735"},{"product_id":"trinity-9780141986449","title":"Trinity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Everything about this story is astounding'' Bryan Appleyard, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrinity was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. \u003ci\u003eTrinity\u003c\/i\u003e is now also the extraordinary story of the bomb''s metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the Second World War and the following Cold War, the book traces how Peierls brought Fuchs into his family and his laboratory, only to be betrayed. It describes in unprecedented detail how Fuchs became a spy, his motivations and the information he passed to his Soviet contacts, both in the UK and after he went with Peierls to join the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos in 1944. Frank Close is himself a distinguished nuclear physicist: uniquely, the book explains the science as well as the spying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFuchs returned to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterclass in thriller writing, it bears comparison with the most gripping spy sagas of Ben Macintyre\u003c\/b\u003e -- Graham Farmelo * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant new biography\u003c\/b\u003e ... The book introduces crucial changes to ... the official version of events. -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngrossing, brilliantly researched\u003c\/b\u003e ... 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Chapter 5: The Permissive Period: The Soviet Union, France, and Israel   Chapter 6: The Transition Period: Sweden, South Korea, and India   Chapter 7: The Nonproliferation Regime Period: Pakistan, South Africa, and Brazil  Chapter 8: Changing the Course of Nuclear Weapons Programs   References  Appendix","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732673704279,"sku":"9780197679531","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197679531.jpg?v=1719997897"},{"product_id":"more-on-war-9780198788171","title":"More on War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''War is the most important thing in the world'', writes Martin van Creveld, one of the world''s best-known experts on military history and strategy.The survival of every country, government, and individual is ultimately dependent on war - or the ability to wage it in self-defence. That is why, though it may come but once in a hundred years, it must be prepared for every day. When it is too late-when the bodies lie stiff and people weep over them-those in charge have failed in their duty. Nevertheless, in spite of the centrality of war to human history and culture, there has for long been no modern attempt to provide a replacement for the classics on war and strategy, Sun Tzu''s The Art of War, dating from the 5th or 6th century BC, and Carl von Clausewitz''s On War, written in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. What is needed is a modern, comprehensive, easy to read and understand theory of war for the 21st century that could serve as a replacement for these classic texts. 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The rise of drones, the shrinking human role in combat, the emergence of cyber warfare all of these will have an impact, and not just upon the way wars are fought but upon the societies that fight them. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eMany people of today in the Western world seem to have forgotten about war, which has followed mankind throughout history. This book is an excellent reminder, recommended especially to the women and men who will lead us into the future. * Anders Brännström, Major General, Swedish Army *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. The Crisis of Military Theory 1: Why War? 2: Economics and War 3: The Challenge of War 4: Building the Forces 5: The Conduct of War 6: On Strategy 7: War at Sea 8: Air- Space- and Cyber War 9: Nuclear War 10: War and Law 11: Asymmetric War 12: Perspectives: Change, Continuity and the Future Acknowledgements Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732784361815,"sku":"9780198788171","price":20.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198788171.jpg?v=1719998383"},{"product_id":"nuclear-minds-cold-war-psychological-science-and-the-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-9780226825915","title":"Nuclear Minds Cold War Psychological Science and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Within the vast scholarship on the atomic bombs the book stands out for its highly original depiction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as ‘ground zero’ for the articulation of the concept of trauma, which is applied so widely today. Historians of Japan, medicine and science and technology studies are likely to find it an enlightening and even moving read.” * British Journal for the History of Science *\u003cbr\u003e“This book presents an insightful and persuasive analysis of Japanese psychiatry and the troubled experiences of atom bomb survivors. . . . Zwigenberg provides important evidence to understand why so many people, who had endured unimaginable suffering, were neglected in the post-war period.” * The Psychologist *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eNuclear Minds\u003c\/i\u003e is a penetrating investigation into how the postwar Japanese psychological and psychiatric establishment encountered the psychic effects of nuclear trauma, exposing a long journey toward an understanding of how political trauma and war deeply effect individuals within their collective society—here, Zwigenberg offers a necessary reflection and examination extremely resonant with current events today.” * History: Reviews of New Books *\u003cbr\u003e“After Hiroshima in 1945, the psychological effect of the bomb was, astonishingly, explained away as if caused by anything but the bomb. Science’s obsession with objectivity and universality, compounded by the Cold War realignment of geopolitical powers, made individual suffering of hibakusha utterly invisible. In a clear and compelling analysis, and with appealingly open prose, Zwigenberg strikingly juxtaposes and makes tangible a global web of psychological knowledge, science politics, and survivor activism before the advent of post-traumatic stress disorder.” -- Naoko Wake, Michigan State University\u003cbr\u003e“A profound and illuminating journey into the psychological subjectivism experienced by the \u003ci\u003ehibakusha \u003c\/i\u003eunder the Cold War psychiatric gaze. Zwigenberg shows how analyses of surviving nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were embedded into existing psychological frameworks of militarized emotional harm and yet disrupted them. We see the \u003ci\u003ehibakusha \u003c\/i\u003eabandoned as suffering individuals even as their wounds were being collectively codified to prepare the world for a dystopic future.” -- Robert A. 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Social Workers, Nuclear Sociology, and the Road to PTSD\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732930474327,"sku":"9780226825915","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226825915.jpg?v=1719998997"},{"product_id":"nuclear-minds-cold-war-psychological-science-and-the-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-9780226826769","title":"Nuclear Minds Cold War Psychological Science and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Within the vast scholarship on the atomic bombs the book stands out for its highly original depiction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as ‘ground zero’ for the articulation of the concept of trauma, which is applied so widely today. 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In a clear and compelling analysis, and with appealingly open prose, Zwigenberg strikingly juxtaposes and makes tangible a global web of psychological knowledge, science politics, and survivor activism before the advent of post-traumatic stress disorder.” -- Naoko Wake, Michigan State University\u003cbr\u003e“A profound and illuminating journey into the psychological subjectivism experienced by the \u003ci\u003ehibakusha \u003c\/i\u003eunder the Cold War psychiatric gaze. Zwigenberg shows how analyses of surviving nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were embedded into existing psychological frameworks of militarized emotional harm and yet disrupted them. We see the \u003ci\u003ehibakusha \u003c\/i\u003eabandoned as suffering individuals even as their wounds were being collectively codified to prepare the world for a dystopic future.” -- Robert A. Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute and Hiroshima City University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote on Language \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Bombing Minds\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. American Psychological Sciences and the Road to Hiroshima and Nagasaki \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Bombing “the Japanese Mind”: Alexander Leighton’s Hiroshima\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Healing a Sick World: The Nuclear Age on the Analyst’s Couch \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Nuclear Trauma and Panic in the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Researching Minds, Healing Minds\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Y. Scott Matsumoto, the ABCC, and A-Bomb Social Work\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Konuma Masuho and the Psychiatry of the Bomb \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Kubo Yoshitoshi and the Psychology of Peace\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. 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Through their analysis, the authors illustrate how the seemingly contradictory perspectives of deterrence optimists, disarmament idealists, and warfighting pessimists can be reconfigured into a unified approach towards achieving regional and global peace. They suggest that these strategies can be reconciled as complementary, rather than substitute approaches, to achieve the common goal of nuclear stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo achieve this objective, the book employs a game-theoretical framework to analytically define the conditions for nuclear war. Drawing from extensive observations of significant crises, the model incorporates identifiable systemic regularities that influence the strategic decision-making process during severe crises and establish the prerequisites for different levels of nuclear confrontation. Additionally, by tracing the strategic-technological trajectories of nuclear powers, the authors present a novel analysis that explores the potential for stable coexistence to replace unstable confrontation between global powers, ultimately fostering nuclear peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author's theoretical explorations lead to the policy conclusion that establishing a nuclear oligopolistic hierarchy, under the leadership of preponderant global powers committed to a no-first-use pledge, presents the most effective international system for enhancing both regional and global nuclear stability. This book aims to surpass the Cold War origins of current nuclear strategy and develop a comprehensive policy framework that guarantees enduring nuclear stability in the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Ronald Tammen\u003cbr\u003e1.     Introduction\u003cp\u003eThis chapter overviews currently contradictory nuclear arguments by advocates of disarmament, deterrence, and warfighting.  Outside of the realm of deterrence looms the possibility that non-state agents will acquire and use dirty bombs.  Strategies to deal with this increasingly likely contingency are not in place.  As we move to a nuclear world beyond deterrence, we emphasize a need for the new strategic guidance to prevent the critical threats to human existence as we face an increasingly complex array of nuclear challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.     2. The Size and Scope of Nuclear Arsenals \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis chapter provides a chronological snapshot of nuclear proliferation. We show that evolving technology and lack of commitment to established deterrence strategies causes the drastic rise in the size and composition of nuclear arsenals.  We e valuate the implications of primary events of nuclear competitions, including the arms race of strategic weapons, the deployment of tactical warheads, the transfer of weapons to regional powers. The decision of voluntary denuclearization is an important step that because of the lack of commitment by global nuclear powers has not secured societies that choose to do so. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.   3. The Evolution of Nuclear Deterrence in Theory and Practice\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis chapter documents and analytically defines how and why the nuclear deterrence postures have shifted from Bernard Brodie's no-first-use doctrine under Massive Retaliation (MR) to Kenneth Waltz's neorealist principle of balance of terror under Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD). We identify theoretical and practical inconsistency shared by both perspectives and evaluate the recent emergence of nuclear warfighting philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e  4. 4.The Evolution of Disarmament in theory and Practice\u003c\/p\u003e  Past works view deterrence and disarmament as alternate but contradictory paths to nuclear stability. We show that they are two sides of the similar attempts to reduce the likelihood of nuclear war.  Although the Global Zero movement has been endorsed by a vast number of academics and practitioners, this chapter shows that a major obstacle to such a disarmament proposal is the lack of trust among global powers that voids any attempts at enforceability. The practical alternative are regional nuclear-free zones first implemented after the Treaty of Tlatelolco that have now been adopted by the majority of nations south of the Equator. We show how and why NFZ can complement nuclear stability provided that the global nuclear powers guarantee regional stability.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.     5. The Rise of Nuclear Warfighting Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis chapter investigates the dynamics of nuclear escalation and the development of tactical nuclear strategies.  Exploring the evolution of warfighting strategies from their early inception, we first examine salient aspects of early counterforce and countervalue strategies. We then assess the tactical aspects of escalation theory evaluating the likely success if tactical nuclear strikes to prevent escalation.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.     Based on discussions from previous chapters, we develop a novel model that identifies and addresses all domains of nuclear challenges capable of inflicting grave loss of life and economic devastation. Unlike previous perspectives, our specification incorporates (a) the interaction between conventional and nuclear capabilities, (b) the policy motivation based on status quo evaluations and inter-state trust that can alter the perception of the security environment, and (c) the physical exposure to retaliation as the measurable component in the calculus of war. Our model Integrating Deterrence, Disarmament and War Fighting Strategies identifying the necessary but not sufficient conditions for different levels of nuclear war and those required for peace.  requirements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.     6. Long Term Stability Beyond Deterrence\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis chapter summarizes the implications of our perspective on nuclear stability. We show that deterrence under Massive Retaliation (MR) is unstable since a dissatisfied challenger with military superiority likely makes nuclear blackmail. Deterrence under Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) is tenuous at global or regional levels since only under the balance of terror generated by nuclear parity military disputes can escalate to massive all-out nuclear war. We show that formulating and adopting warfighting strategies may potentially reduce costs of limited nuclear war but is unlikely to avert escalating conflicts at nuclear parity.  Lack of experience at this level of carnage and the lack of effective escalation theory identifying the cost threshold when war would stop is still missing (conventional conflict seldom exceeded 25% loss in any nation – such levels can be achieved in the nuclear era in days not years).  On the positive side we show that disarmament at the regional level can induce regional stability. We show that particularly to the Middle East a NFZ can enhance stability.  To generalize the benefits of NFZ we advocate the creation of a new, veto free Nuclear Security Council composed only of the few global nuclear powers. Once in place this institution would allow any global nuclear power to respond to a first strike in any region and particularly against any member of an NFZ. On a less optimistic note, we show that “global-zero” is not a feasible option today and can be considered only after establishing a trust-based security scheme.  The preconditions for such a venture are simply not in place.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Systematic Analysis of Nuclear Crisis Outcomes  \u003c\/p\u003e  This work summaries using an agent-based perspective the evolution and resolution of all nuclear crisis. We refer to these cases throughout the book.  The overall analysis shows that outcomes of crisis where threats of nuclear weapons use were involved did not differ from those where no such threats were used.  Based on structural conditions, the the number, intensity, and structure of outcomes do not differ from those in the pre-nuclear period.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.     Appendix 2.  Formal Model specification and derivations\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis section lays out theoretical justifications for our assumptions and specifications of the game-theoretic model of deterrence and disarmament. For interested readers, full equilibrium outcomes and their derivations are presented.\u003c\/p\u003e  9.     References\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.  Subject Index\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11.  Glossary of Terms\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743084523863,"sku":"9783031386879","price":71.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031386879.jpg?v=1720064041"},{"product_id":"cbrn-protection-managing-the-threat-of-chemical-biological-radioactive-and-nuclear-weapons-9783527324132","title":"CBRN Protection: Managing the Threat of Chemical,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war. Since the technology to produce these agents is nowadays available to many countries and organizations, including those with terrorist aims, civil authorities across the world need to prepare against incidents involving these agents and train their personnel accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an introductory text on NBC CBRN weapons and agents, this book leads the reader from the scientific basics to the current threats and strategies to prepare against them. After an introductory part on the history of NBC CBRN weapons and their international control, the three classes of nuclear\/radiological, biological, and chemical weapons are introduced, focusing on agents and delivery vehicles. Current methods for the rapid detection of NBC CBRN agents are introduced, and the principles of physical protection of humans and structures are explained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final parts addresses more general issues of risk management, preparedness and response management, as the set of tools that authorities and civil services will be needed in a future CBRN scenario as well as the likely future scenarios that authorities and civil services will be faced with in the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-have for Health Officers, Public Health Agencies, and Military Authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword XV\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface XVII\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors XIX\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors XXIII\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I History and Treaties in CBRN -- Warfare and Terrorism 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 A Glance Back -- Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre Richardt and Frank Sabath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 History of Chemical Warfare 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 International Treaties -- Only a Matter for Diplomats? 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Schaarschmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations? 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Historic Development of Treaties -- the Link to the Incidents 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Today's System of Treaties -- a Global Network 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Nuclear Weapons 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Organizations 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead? 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II CBRN Characteristics -- Is There Something Inimitable? 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Chemical Agents -- Small Molecules with Deadly Properties 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans-Jurgen Altmann, Silke Oelze, and Bernd Niemeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Are Special Properties Required for Chemical Warfare Agents? 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 How can we Classify Chemical Warfare Agents? 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Properties of Chemical Warfare Agents 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Choking and Irritant Agents 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Incapacitating Agents 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Dissemination Systems of Chemical Warfare Agents 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Conclusions and Outlook 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Characteristics of Biological Warfare Agents -- Diversity of Biology 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirgit Hulseweh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 What Is Special? 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Types of Biological Agents 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Risk Classification of Biological and Biological Warfare Agents 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Routes of Entry 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Origin, Spreading, and Availability 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 The Biological Event -- Borderline to Pandemics, Endemics, and Epidemics 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 The Bane of Biotechnology -- Genetically Engineered Pathogens 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Conclusions and Outlook 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Characteristics of Nuclear and Radiological Weapons 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Rambousky and Frank Sabath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction to Nuclear Explosions 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Direct Effects 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Indirect Effects 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Radiological Weapons 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III CBRN Sensors -- Key Technology for an Effective CBRN Countermeasure Strategy 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Why Are Reliable CBRN Detector Technologies Needed? 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirgit Hulseweh, Hans-Jurgen Marschall, Ronald Rambousky, and Andre Richardt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 A Concept to Track CBRN Substances 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Low-Level Exposure and Operational Risk Management 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Conclusions and Outlook 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents -- Searching for Molecules 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre Richardt, Martin Jung, and Bernd Niemeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Analytical Chemistry -- the Scientific Basis for Searching Molecules 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Standards for Chemical Warfare Agent Sensor Systems and Criteria for Deployment 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 False Alarm Rate and Limit of Sensitivity 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agent Sensor Systems 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Testing of Chemical Warfare Agent Detectors 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusions and Future Developments 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Detection and Analysis of Biological Agents 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirgit Hulseweh and Hans-Jurgen Marschall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 What Makes the Difference? 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332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Collective Protection Systems -- Required for Different Scenarios 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Basic Design 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Conclusions and Outlook 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Cleanup after a CBRN Event 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents -- What is Thorough? 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans Jurgen Altmann, Martin Jung, and Andre Richardt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 What Is Decontamination? 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Dispersal and Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Decontamination Media for Chemical Warfare Agents 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Selected Chemical Warfare Agents and Decont Reaction Schemes 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Soman (GD) 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 VX 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Catalysis in Decontamination 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Decont Procedures 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Conclusions and Outlook 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Principles and Practice of Disinfection of Biological Warfare Agents -- How Clean is Clean Enough? 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre Richardt and Birgit Hulseweh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 General Principles of Disinfection and Decontamination 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Mechanisms of Action of Biocides against Microorganisms 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Levels of Disinfection 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Biological Target Sites of Selected Biocides 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 The Spores Problem 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Inactivation as Kinetic Process 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficiency 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 Carrier Tests versus Suspension Tests 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 Resistance to Biocide Inactivation -- a Growing Concern 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 New and Emerging Technologies for Disinfection 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.11 \"Is Clean Clean Enough'' or \"How Clean Is Clean Enough''? 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Radiological\/Nuclear Decontamination -- Reduce the Risk 411\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikolaus Schneider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Why Is Radiological\/Nuclear Decontamination So Special? 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It compels us—and compel is the right word—to confront head-on the nuclear peril.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As always, Schell is interesting and ingenious and sometimes moving.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Nuclear Weapons and the Real Twentieth Century  1. A republic of insects and grass  2. The second death  3. The choice  Part II. The Abolition: 1. Defining the great predicament  2. 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Closely examining how these effects vary and what those variations have meant in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, Bell shows that countries are not generically \"emboldened\"they change their foreign policies in different ways based on their priorities. This has huge policy implications: What would Iran do if it were to acquire nuclear weapons? Would Japanese policy toward the United States change if Japan were to obtain nuclear weapons? And what does the looming threat of nuclear weapons mean for the future of foreign policy? Far from being a relic of the Cold War, Bell argues, nuclear weapons are as important in international politics today as they ever were.    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The increasing fragility of deterrence in the twenty-first century is created by a confluence of forces: military technologies that create vulnerable arsenals, a novel information ecosystem that rapidly transmits both information and misinformation, nuclear rivalries that include three or more nuclear powers, and dictatorial decision making that encourages rash choices. The nuclear threats posed by India, Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea are thus fraught with danger.    The Fragile Balance of Terror, edited by Vipin Narang and Scott D. Sagan, brings together a diverse collection of rigorous and creative scholars who analyze how the nuclear landscape is changing for the worse. Scholars, pundits, and policymakers who think that the spread of nuclear weapons can create stable forms of nuclear deterrence in the future will be forced to think again.    Contributors: Giles David Arceneaux, Mark S. Bell, Christopher Clary, Peter D. Feaver, Jeffrey Lewis, Rose McDermott, Nicholas L. 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