{"product_id":"9780713990331-secondhand-the-making-of-andrei-sakharov","title":"The Making of Andrei Sakharov","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: George Bailey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 480\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrei Sakharov is one of the two or three greatest living Soviet scientists but is now banished and in public disgrace. The full irony of the situation became apparent recently with the Chernobyl disaster during which Sakharov, a renowned expert on radiation, remained unconsulted in the faraway city of Gorky. Sakharov is thought of by the Western public principally as a champion of human rights, but his interest in this and in detente has grown specifically out of his role in the development of thermonuclear weapons: \"Without detente and the internal reform which it requires the actual scale of disarmament will be insignificant\". As early as 1955 Sakharov had told Russian military strategists that the use of nuclear weapons would be a catastrophe.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45125571084507,"sku":"9780713990331-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/md18851894483.jpg?v=1711589128","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780713990331-secondhand-the-making-of-andrei-sakharov","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}