Rethinking the American Antinuclear Movement

by Paul Rubinson

Book Overview

The massive movement against nuclear weapons began with the invention of the atomic bomb in 1945 and lasted throughout the Cold War. Antinuclear protesters of all sorts mobilized in defiance of the move toward nuclear defense in the wake of the Cold War. They influenced U.S. politics, resisting the mindset of nuclear deterrence and mutually-assured destruction. The movement challenged Cold War militarism and restrained leaders who wanted to rely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138856843
• ISBN13: 9781138856844
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"