{"product_id":"2026200014918-secondhand-arms-control","title":"Arms Control","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, the question of how nations might step back from the brink of nuclear annihilation became one of the most urgent scientific and political challenges of the twentieth century. Arms Control, a collection of readings drawn from the pages of Scientific American, assembles some of the most incisive and authoritative minds of the era to address this crisis head-on, presenting a rigorous examination of weapons technology, strategic deterrence, and the diplomatic frameworks designed to contain the ever-escalating arms race. With introductions by Herbert F. York, a physicist and former Director of Defense Research and Engineering at the Pentagon, the volume grounds its analysis in both hard science and first-hand governmental experience, lending it a rare and commanding authority.\n\nYork's editorial voice — measured, expert, and deeply informed — gives coherence to a wide-ranging anthology that spans technical assessments of nuclear arsenals, analyses of verification challenges, and arguments for international treaty frameworks. The collection captures a pivotal moment when scientists felt a profound moral obligation to inform public policy, a tradition that Scientific American championed throughout the Cold War era. Rooted in empirical rigour yet accessible to the engaged general reader, this volume remains an essential document of an age when the fate of civilisation rested on the decisions of a handful of nations — and leaves one wondering how many of those lessons remain unlearned today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269339259099,"sku":"2026200014918-SECONDHAND","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/43194251-439b-4188-bc07-fafdd1cdaf19.png?v=1788998543","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014918-secondhand-arms-control","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}