- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Killing is Easy
- 2. Neutrons and Nations
- 3. Born in Manhattan
- 4. It’s a Boy!
- 5. Decisions
- 6. Genshi Bakudan
- 7. Nuclear Giants and Ethical Infants
- 8. On a Russian Scale
- 9. Embracing Armageddon
- 10. To Little Boy, a Big Brother
- 11. The New Look
- 12. Symbols, not Weapons
- 13. Testing Times
- 14. To the Brink
- 15. How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- 16. Mid-Life Crisis
- 17. Fallout
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index


The Bomb
A Life
Product Details
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$30.50 • £24.95 • €27.50
ISBN 9780674022355
Publication Date: 10/31/2006