Nuclear Weapons by Joseph M. Siracusa

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/130837 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nuclear Weapons Author: Joseph M. Siracusa Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins Release date: 12-02-20 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 20 ratings Genres: Military Science Publisher's Summary: This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons. Tracing the story of the nuclear bomb, Joseph Siracusa chronicles the race to acquire the H-bomb, a thermonuclear weapon with revolutionary implications; and the history of early arms control, nuclear deterrence, and nonproliferation. He also tracks the development of nuclear weapons from the origins of the Cold War in 1945 to the end of Moscow-dominated Communism in 1991, and examines the promise and prospect of missile defense.