Unparalleled catastrophe
Unparalleled catastrophe
Unparalleled catastrophe
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Unparalleled catastrophe

Rhys Crilley

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Unparalleled catastrophe chronicles and critically analyses recent events that have brought about a dangerous Third Nuclear Age. It presents the case for rethinking how we understand nuclear weapons and international security, and argues that today the planet stands on the brink of catastrophe. This book tells you why, and what we can do about it.
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12-September-2023
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This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Making the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and provides an intervention into debates about nuclear weapons.

After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945, Albert Einstein warned that 'we thus drift towards unparalleled catastrophe'. Today we are no longer drifting but racing at breakneck speed. This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Presenting the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and makes an important intervention into debates about nuclear weapons. It also explores how the Third Nuclear Age manifests in our everyday lives, drawing on a diverse range of source materials, including everything from policy documents, military doctrine and news reports to pop songs and social media memes. Today, the human race stands on the brink of catastrophe. This book tells you why and what we can do about it.

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This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Making the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and provides an intervention into debates about nuclear weapons.

After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945, Albert Einstein warned that 'we thus drift towards unparalleled catastrophe'. Today we are no longer drifting but racing at breakneck speed. This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Presenting the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and makes an important intervention into debates about nuclear weapons. It also explores how the Third Nuclear Age manifests in our everyday lives, drawing on a diverse range of source materials, including everything from policy documents, military doctrine and news reports to pop songs and social media memes. Today, the human race stands on the brink of catastrophe. This book tells you why and what we can do about it.

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