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082			_a355.0217 _bFutT
100			_aFutter, Andrew
245			_aThe Politics of Nuclear Weapons: _bNew, updated and completely revised [2nd Ed.] / _cAndrew Futter
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aLeicester: _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c©2020.
300			_axviii, 333p.
520			_aThis comprehensively updated second edition provides an introduction to the political, normative, technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future. This book will help you to understand what nuclear weapons are, the science behind their creation and operation, why states build them in the first place, and whether it will be possible for the world to banish these weapons entirely. Essential reading for all students of International Relations, Security Studies and Military History.
650			_aNuclear Weapons _xImpact
942			_cBK
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