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This provocative and timely work examines various scenarios in which the deployment of nuclear weapons could occur, the probable consequences of such an escalation, the likely world reactions, and the plausible policy ramifications. Rather than projecting the physical damage that would result from nuclear attacks, George H. Quester offers an exploration of the political, psychological, and social aftermath of nuclear conflict. The prospect of nuclear attack - sixty years after atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki - is difficult to confront on many levels. We may avoid the discussion for emotional reasons, for fear of generating a self-confirming hypothesis, or simply because of the general "nuclear taboo." But there are also self-denying propositions to be harnessed here: if the world gives some advance thought to how nuclear weapons might be used again, such attacks may be headed off. If the world avoids nuclear weapons use until the year 2045, it will be able to celebrate one hundred years of nuclear concord. Quester suggests that this may be achieved through the careful consideration of possible nuclear deployment scenarios and their consequences. In this insightful analysis, he provides a starting point for informed and focused reflection and preparation

Presents a history of nuclear age urban planning, civil defense, and continuity of government programs in one of the nation's most critical Cold War targets: Washington, D C Spanning the years 1940 to 1962. This work shows how the Cold War affected Washington and its racially divided population

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Directing Apocalypse -- 1. Civil Defense Concepts and Planning -- 2. Rehearsals for Nuclear War -- Part II: Act Your Part: The Private Citizen on the Public Stage -- 3. The Psychology of Vulnerability -- 4. Sheltering -- 5. Get Out of Town! -- 6. Communications -- 7. Acting Out Injury -- Part III: Covert Stages: The ''Public Sector'' Rehearses in Private -- 8. Crisis Play -- 9. International Play -- 10. Disaster Welfare -- 11. Continuity of Government -- 12. Computer Play -- Afterword: Dismantling Civil Defense -- Appendix: Cold War and Civil Defense Time Line -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index

The evolution of American nuclear strategy -- The rise of American counter-proliferation policy -- The strategic vision of the new triad -- "Nuclear superiority' and the dilemmas for strategic stability

"This book gives an analytic account of the dynamics of India's nuclear build-up. In contrast to conventional studies on the issue, the author puts forward a new model, which goes beyond the classic strategic concept of accepting security-related motives of arming behaviour. According to this, the structural conditions of India's regional security environment were permissive to India's nuclear development but not sufficient to make India's nuclearization imperative for maintaining its national security. At the core of the argument lies the question about India's security considerations and their impact on India's nuclear policy development. The author explores this analytic model by including explanatory variables on the unit-level, where interests are generally related to symbolic, less strategic, values attributed to nuclear weapons. These play a significant role within India's domestic political party competition and among certain pressure groups. They have also influenced India's relationship with other countries on non-proliferation matters. This book identifies the role of the strategic elite in determining India's nuclear course. Furthermore, it argues that one of the pivotal driving forces behind India's quest for the nuclear bomb is India's struggle for international recognition and the strong, often obsessive sensitivities of India's elite regarding perceived 'acts of discrimination' or 'ignorance' by the West towards India."--Provided by publisher

Deadly connections: empire and nuclear weapons -- First nuclear terrorism--Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Postwar Asia--targeting Korea and China -- The Cuban missile crisis--prestige, credibility, and power -- Vietnam: failures of nuclear diplomacy -- The Middle East: monopolizing "The prize" -- Nukes and the new world order--what we say goes -- "Romance of ruthlessness"--seven minutes to midnight -- Abolition or annihilation