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Nuclear weapons under international law

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"Nuclear Weapons Under International Law is a comprehensive treatment of nuclear weapons under key international law regimes. It critically reviews international law governing nuclear weapons with regard to the inter-state use of force, international humanitarian law, human righ…

Nuclear weapons under international law

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A comprehensive treatment of nuclear weapons under key international law regimes.

Politics of security: British and West German protest movements and the…

by Nehring, Holger

fromOxford historical monographs

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The Politics of Security tells the story of how people experienced the cold war as a war. It is about the impact of the cold war on political cultures. This crucial issue is often forgotten in historical memory. In particular, the book follows British and West German anti-nuclea…

Politics of security: British and West German protest movements and the…

by Nehring, Holger

fromOxford historical monographs

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Focuses on a number of peace movements in Britain and West Germany from the end of Second World War in 1945 to the early 1970s to understand how European societies experienced and reacted to the Cold War.

The apocalypse factory: plutonium and the making of the atomic age

by Olson, Steve

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"A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph-and the unimaginable, world-ending peril it brought us. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclea…

Genius in the shadows: a biography of Leo Szilard : the man behind the b…

by Lanouette, William, Silard, Bela A.

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"Leo Szilard has long been overshadowed by such luminaries as Einstein, Oppenheimer, and Enrico Fermi - with whom he designed the first nuclear reactor in 1942. In this widely acclaimed biography, William Lanouette presents an excellent portrait of the shy, witty, eccentric Szil…

Fallout: conspiracy, cover-up, and the deceitful case for …

by Watson, Peter

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"The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story of why the atom bomb was built. Peter Watson has found new documents showing that…

Failed diplomacy: the tragic story of how North Korea got the bomb

by Pritchard, Charles L.

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"Offers an insider's analysis of developments on the Korean peninsula and how North Korea was able to develop nuclear weapons. Provides a first-hand account of how the Six-Party Talks were initiated, with a step-by-step review of each round of negotiations, detailing the nationa…

The North Korean threat

fromTerrorism

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"Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national secur…

Humanization of arms control: paving the way for a world free of nuclear weapons

by Rietiker, Daniel

fromRoutledge research in the law of armed conflict

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Introductory remarks -- The preparatory history of the relevant treaties, and in particular the role played by civil society -- The contribution of the relevant treaties to the protection of the human being -- Implementation and verification of the treaties by human rights actor…