nuclear warfare
Also known as: atomic warfare
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doomsday machine
- In doomsday machine
…in the event of a nuclear attack on the country maintaining the device. The former type of device might automatically launch a large number of ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) when it detected a nuclear explosion or an imminent nuclear attack, whereas the latter might detonate several very large thermonuclear bombs…
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Eisenhower’s atoms for peace speech
Kahn’s theories
- In Herman Kahn
…for his controversial studies of nuclear warfare.
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Krauss essay on future of nuclear weapons
- In Star Trek and Our Nuclear World
What is often local—violent conflicts, for example—could instantaneously become global. And while technology has exponentially increased the human footprint on this planet—not just by changing the tools humans use but by increasing the ability of humans to successfully reproduce, resulting in a global human population that continues to double…
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