Sleepwalking To Armageddon by Helen Caldicott
Pioneering antinuclear activist Helen Caldicott assembles the world's leading nuclear scientists and thought leaders to assess the political and scientific dimensions of the threat of nuclear war today. Chapters include the size and distribution of the current global nuclear arsenal and the history and politics of nuclear weapons. The book ends with a devastating description of what a nuclear attack on Manhattan would look like, followed by an overview of contemporary antinuclear activism. Both essential and terrifying, this book is sure to become the new bible of the antinuclear movement.
Praise for DrHelen Caldicott:
"Dr. Helen Caldicott has the rare ability to combine science with passion, logic with love, and urgency with humor."
—Naomi Klein
"Dr. Helen Caldicott has the rare ability to combine science with passion, logic with love, and urgency with humor."
—Naomi Klein
The world’s leading spokesperson for the antinuclear movement, Helen Caldicott is the co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and the 2003 winner of the Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom. She is the author of The New Nuclear Danger, Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer, and Loving This Planet. She divides her time between Australia and the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781620972465 |
| ISBN 10 | 1620972468 |
| Title | Sleepwalking To Armageddon |
| Author | Helen Caldicott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The New Press |
| Year published | 2017-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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