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The Bomb: A New History – A Weapons Designer's Perspective on Nuclear Policy and National Security
by Stephen M. Younger
Description: The Bomb: A New History – A Weapons Designer's Perspective on Nuclear Policy and National Security presents insights from Stephen M. Younger's experience at Los Alamos, Nevada test site, and interactions with nuclear experts, detailing nuclear policy and national security issues
ISBN: 0061537209
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stockliasteroid · 2013-10-27 · Original thread
We haven't seen a major nation-state conflict between nuclear powers since nuclear weapons were invented. Of course there's no counterfactual, but it does seem given the state of relations with Russia it's likely that sans nuclear weapons we would have had a major conflict with them at some point. Also, try reading this, it's a decent summary of nuclear strategic thinking: http://www.amazon.com/The-Bomb-A-New-History/dp/0061537209