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Book SynopsisA concise history of how the US has used nuclear weapons to dominate the world.
Trade Review'Makes many sharp observations and argues persuasively that nuclear war somewhere in the world has become more, not less, likely since 1989' -- The Guardian
'US presidents have wielded nuclear weapons, even when they haven't been actually dropping them. With his careful, detailed historical account, he's reminded me that intimidation can be an act of terror, in fact is designed to terrorise' -- Cynthia Enloe, author of The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire
'With the rigour and reliability of a scholar, and the heart and political clarity of a lifelong activist, Joseph Gerson has provided a key to understanding - and challenging - US global domination and its nuclear core' -- Kate Hudson, Chair, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
'Brilliant. I have not read a more important book in many years. Gerson has uncovered the radioactive vein in our secret foreign policy. Empire and the Bomb describes how United States, to our lasting shame, has repeatedly used its nuclear arsenal to maintain and expand its global power. A terrific book'
-- Daniel Ellsberg, former senior Pentagon official and co-author of The Pentagon Papers
Table of Contents1. Deadly Connections: Empire and Nuclear Weapons
2. First Nuclear Terrorism - Hiroshima and Nagasaki
3. Post War Asia – Targeting Korea and China
4. The Cuban Missile Crisis - Prestige, Credibility, & Power.
5. Vietnam: Failures of Nuclear Diplomacy
6. The Middle East: Protecting "The Prize
7. Nukes and the New World Order - What We Say Goes – Part I
8. 'Seven Minutes to Midnight' - What We Say Goes – Part II
9. Abolition or Annihilation
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