Return to Armageddon (Record no. 66626)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0195103823
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 327.1747
Edition number 21
084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 327.1747
Item number POW-R
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Powaski, Ronald E.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Return to Armageddon
Medium [Book] :
Remainder of title the United States and the nuclear arms race, 1981-1999 /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Ronald E. Powaski.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford ; :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2000.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 294 p. ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. When the Cold War ended, the world let out a collective sigh of relief as the fear of nuclear confrontation between superpowers appeared to vanish overnight. As we approach the new millennium, however, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to ever more belligerent countries and factions raises alarming new concerns about the threat of nuclear war. In Return to Armageddon, Ronald Powaski assesses the dangers that beset us as we enter an increasingly unstable political world. With the START I and II treaties, completed by George Bush in 1991 and 1993 respectively, and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), signed by Bill Clinton in 1996, it seemed as if the nuclear clock had been successfully turned back to a safer hour. But Powaski shows that there is much less reason for optimism than we may like to think. Continued U.S.-Russian cooperation can no longer be assured. To make matters worse, Russia has not ratified the START II Treaty and the U.S. Senate has failed to approve the CTBT. Perhaps even more ominously, the effort to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by nonweapon states is threatened by nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan. The nuclear club is growing and its most recent members are increasingly hostile. Indeed, it is becoming ever more difficult to keep track of the expertise and material needed to build nuclear weapons, which almost certainly will find their way into terrorist hands. Accessible, authoritative, and provocative, Return to Armageddon provides both a comprehensive account of the arms control process and a startling reappraisal of the nuclear threat that refuses to go away.
521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE
Target audience note All.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Arms race
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 20th century.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Nuclear weapons.
852 ## - LOCATION
Piece designation 45990
-- 1200.00
Classification part 327.1747 POW-R
-- New Public Books
Sublocation or collection 2nd Floor
Former shelving location Books
Copy number 1
Piece physical condition 1-New
Location JZL-CUI
Holdings
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09/12/2023   327.1747 POW-R 2nd Floor 09/12/2023 Books         Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 45990 Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 09/12/2023