{"product_id":"weapons-of-mass-destruction-martin-miller-9780764354403","title":"Weapons of Mass Destruction: Specters of the Nuclear Age","description":"The Nuclear Age properly began with the discovery of the nucleus by Ernest Rutherford in 1911, but its impact on civilization began with the use of atomic bombs against Japan in WWII. The development of atomic bombs forever changed the world. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom having a single bomb immediately after the Nagasaki attack, the United States would go on to build some 70,000 nuclear bombs over the course of the Cold War. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe colossal brinkmanship with the Soviet Union threatened each country's people.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy were so many bombs thought to be necessary? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow did the infrastructure come about to enable the delicate business of building and deploying so many bombs? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book answers these questions and more; through high-quality photographs, the full flowering of the warheads and delivery systems of the nuclear age are shown in chilling detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 076435440X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764354403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 9.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Martin Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925970026751,"sku":"9780764354403","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_90334095-cc4b-463a-bb6c-6725af5a60c6.jpg?v=1681080425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weapons-of-mass-destruction-martin-miller-9780764354403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}