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Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in different ways and to varying degrees-Iraq almost managed it; Libya did not come close. In Unclear Physics, Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs, showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set of new primary...
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A call for a new way to assess bioweapon threats-recognizing the importance of the sociopolitical context of technological threats.
The horrifying terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax strikes that soon followed gave the United States new reason to fear unconventional enemies and atypical weapons. These fears have prompted extensive research, study, and planning within the U.S. military, intelligence, and policy communities regarding...
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In the West, liberal politicians and pundits are calling for renewed diplomatic engagement with Iran, convinced that Tehran will respond to reason and halt its nuclear weapons program. Yet countries have repeatedly tried diplomatic tactics, all of which have utterly failed. In The Rise of Nuclear Iran, Gold examines these past failures and shows how Iran employed strategic deception and delay tactics to hide its intentions from the West.
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A brilliant and revealing biography of the two most important Americans during the Cold War era-written by the grandson of one of them
Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies for winning-and surviving-that harrowing conflict. Both men came to power during World War II, reached their professional peaks during the Cold War's most frightening...
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"Winner of the 2013 Melvin Pollner Prize, Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Section of the American Sociological Association" David R. Gibson is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.
In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. What...
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A nadie se le escapa que el mercado de las criptomonedas ha recibido duros golpes. Como cualquier mercado financiero, el comercio de criptomonedas está dirigido por la emoción.
O mejor dicho, los inversores en criptodivisas se dejan llevar por la emoción y la reciente volatilidad del criptomercado está provocando mucho FUD ("Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt").
De forma totalmente inesperada, la terra se derrumbó y el mercado entró en números rojos....
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Relations between the United States and Russia have recently escalated from strained to outright aggressive. From imperial expansion in Ukraine to intervention in Syria to Russian hacking during the US election in 2016, it is clear that the United States must be prepared to defend itself and its NATO allies against Russian aggression.
Resurgent Russia, researched and written by six residents and internationally experienced officers at the US Army...
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The Control Agenda is a sweeping account of the history of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), their rise in the Nixon and Ford administrations, their downfall under President Carter, and their powerful legacies in the Reagan years and beyond.
Matthew Ambrose pays close attention to the interplay of diplomacy, domestic politics, and technology, and finds that the SALT process was a key point of reference for arguments regarding all forms of...
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"Il libro di Sean conduce il lettore in modo veritiero attraverso gli orrendi due anni e mezzo di inganno e di morte, e gli oltre 40 anni in cui ha rinchiuso emozioni e verità. La sua compassione emerge quando descrive le conseguenze del PTSD. Si tratta di una narrazione sconvolgente, ma c'è la sensazione che conoscere la verità ci inviti a cambiare la realtà della nostra storia d'amore con l'esercito. Possiamo svegliarci, prendere coscienza di...
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Biological weapons are the least well understood of the so-called weapons of mass destruction. Unlike nuclear and chemical weapons, biological weapons are composed of, or derived from, living organisms. In Living Weapons, Gregory D. Koblentz provides a comprehensive analysis of the unique challenges that biological weapons pose for international security. At a time when the United States enjoys overwhelming conventional military superiority, biological...
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The United States has long exploited Earth's orbits to enhance security, generate wealth, and solidify its position as a world leader. America's ambivalence toward military activities in space, however, has the potential to undermine our future security. Some perceive space as a place to defend and fight for America's vital interests. Others?whose voices are frequently dominant and manifested in public rhetoric, funded defense programs, international...
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A Nonpartisan guide that arms both sides of the gun control debate.
The slogan of the Gun Facts Project is "We are neither pro-gun nor anti-gun. We are pro-math and anti-BS." From project creator Guy Smith comes Guns and Control: A Nonpartisan Guide to Mass Public Shootings, Gun Accidents, Crime, Public Carry, Suicides, Defensive Use, and More. No matter what side of the aisle one is on, people are baffled by gun control. This book is designed to...
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Robert Jervis is the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics at Columbia University. His books include Perception and Misperception in International Politics and System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life (both Princeton).
Robert Jervis has been a pioneering leader in the study of the psychology of international politics for more than four decades. How Statesmen Think presents his most important ideas on the subject from...
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In Acts of Aggression three distinguished activist scholars examine the background and ramifications of the U.S. conflict with Iraq. Through three separate essays, the pamphlet provides an in-depth analysis of U.S./Arab relations, the contradictions and consequences of U.S. foreign policy toward "rogue states," and how hostile American actions abroad conflict with UN resolutions and international law.
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Decarbonization = depopulation. Eliminating CO2 means eliminating the human race' - Period 2022 - 2024 will be crucial for all of us
CO2 is the "molecule of life" in our atmosphere. Without CO2, current life on our planet would not be possible. All climate propaganda notwithstanding - the level of CO2 in our atmosphere is still historically low (450-500 ppm), and is not far above the dangerous lower limit of 300 ppm. Below that level, everything...
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Ce livre expose l'agenda des élites mondiales et la réinitialisation à venir de la civilisation humaine.
Rebel Press Media explore en profondeur la vérité inédite sur la façon dont les grands médias ont vendu et continuent de mentir sur ce qui se passe réellement...
Reliant les points entre l'état actuel du monde et la vérité sur les prochaines guerres mondiales, le contrle de la population, les puces à vaccins et les passeports.
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To survive the climate crisis, we need money, brainpower and infrastructure for the most effective climate solutions. Those resources are currently being squandered by the nuclear weapons industry. We'll also need the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters to stop pointing nuclear missiles at each other and start building unprecedented global cooperation. Can we "feed two birds with one scone" by converting assets from nuclear weapons of mass extinction...
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One of the few up-to-date works on the whole of the arms trade, this book puts the global trade in weapons in the context of history and includes recent controversial deals, as well as case studies on Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Darfur. It exposes the cynicism, bribery, and insider deals that characterize the conventional trade and the hidden world of torture.
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In Containing Russia's Nuclear Firebirds, Glenn E. Schweitzer explores the life and legacy of the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow. He makes the case that the center's unique programs can serve as models for promoting responsible science in many countries of the world.
Never before have scientists encountered technology with the potential for such huge impacts on the global community, both positive and negative. For nearly two...
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The must-read summary of Rachel Maddow's book: "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power".
This complete summary of "Drift" by Rachel Maddow, a renowned American political commentator, presents her serious yet funny analysis of how America has broken faith with the lessons it learned from the past by continuing to fight wars in other countries. She takes us from the Vietnam War, through Reagan's presidency to the Afghan War still raging today,...
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