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The unfinished twentieth century : the crisis of weapons of mass destruction

Author:Jonathan Schell

Summary:According to Schell, the defining characteristic of the 20th century was the uncontrolled acceleration of mankind's capacity for self-destruction: where does this leave us at the start of the new millennium? He suggests that the world now faces a choice between annihilation and rapid proliferation.

Print Book, English, 2003

Edition:Paperback ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Verso, London, 2003

Physical Description:124 pages ; 19 cm

ISBN:

9781859844939, 1859844936

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:223913762

Subjects:

Armes nucléaires (Droit international)

Armes nucléaires Contrôle

Désarmement nucléaire

Non-prolifération nucléaire

Nuclear arms control

Nuclear disarmament

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear weapons (International law)

Notes:

Originally published: 2001