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Dark beyond darkness : the Cuban Missile Crisis as history, warning, and catalyst /

Dark Beyond Darkness is the first book to take readers deeply inside the experience and calculations of leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and to connect that crisis to the nuclear risk today, whether from war between superpowers, climate catastrophe following a regional nuclear war or a nuclea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blight, James G. (Author), Lang, Janet M., 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Subjects:
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
Nuclear disarmament.
Nuclear warfare > Prevention.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 > Influence.
Nuclear crisis control > Case studies.
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Summary:Dark Beyond Darkness is the first book to take readers deeply inside the experience and calculations of leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and to connect that crisis to the nuclear risk today, whether from war between superpowers, climate catastrophe following a regional nuclear war or a nuclear conflict sparked by an accident.
Physical Description:xxi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781538101995
1538101998