Cooke, Stephanie.

In mortal hands : a cautionary history of the nuclear age / Stephanie Cooke - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Bloomsbury, 2009. - 488 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-464) and index.

A Voice in the Wilderness -- Rites of Passage -- Crossroads -- The Hausfreund -- Two Scorpions -- A Certain Wildness -- Caviar Electricity -- Parlor Games -- Snow -- Any Fool Can Start a War -- Fire in the Air -- The Grand Bargain -- Golda's Visit to the White House -- That's the Way We Play the Game -- A Snatched Pen -- First They Drive You Crazy -- Vesuvius -- Our Lady of the Fields -- Maggie's Blue-Eyed Boys -- The "Five Who Control the World" - How Much Longer? -- A Broken Promise. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

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World Politics--20th Century
World Politics--21st Century
Nuclear Energy--Political Aspects
Nuclear Weapons--Political Aspects
Nuclear Terrorism--Prevention

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