{"product_id":"2026200013548-secondhand-australia-and-nuclear-war","title":"Australia And Nuclear War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Cold War, when the spectre of nuclear annihilation loomed over every continent, Australia found itself uniquely vulnerable — a Western ally hosting American military installations on a vast, isolated landmass that made it an undeniable target. Australia and Nuclear War, edited by Michael Denborough, presents a compelling and unflinching anthology of essays that examines the catastrophic consequences a nuclear conflict would have on Australian soil, its people, its infrastructure, and its place within the global strategic order. Drawing together contributions from leading scientists, medical professionals, strategists, and policy thinkers, the volume details the physical, environmental, and humanitarian devastation that nuclear war would unleash, while interrogating Australia's defence alliances, particularly its ties to the United States, with rigorous and unsettling clarity.\n\nThe work stands as a landmark in Australian political and strategic literature, arriving at a moment when the anti-nuclear movement was gaining powerful momentum across the Western world. Denborough and his contributors argue with collective force that informed public debate is not merely desirable but essential to democratic survival, and the anthology's multidisciplinary scope — spanning medicine, physics, international law, and ethics — gives it a breadth that few single-author works could achieve. Measured in tone yet devastating in implication, this volume raises questions about sovereignty, security, and moral responsibility that remain as urgent today as when they were first posed — leaving the reader to wonder whether the lessons it so carefully sets out have ever truly been learned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203390120155,"sku":"2026200013548-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0f0fce9e-1f6a-43af-b8ff-65b3d34aefeb.png?v=1788148253","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013548-secondhand-australia-and-nuclear-war","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}