The New Nuclear Danger: George W. Bush's Military-Industrial Complex
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565847407 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 263 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Malvin said Reminding us of our responsibilities. Dr. Helen Caldicott's "The New Nuclear Danger" documents the huge nuclear arsenal at our disposal and chillingly describes the horrible consequences of a nuclear exchange. Clearly, the idea of a winnable nuclear war is an oxymoron.With the Soviet Union dissolved, one would think that the U.S. would be scaling ba. Great book, pulls together a number of strands Dr. Caldicott pulls together a large number of strands. Given the invective by the conservative trogs in this site, she must of hit a real nerve. Actually, she makes quite a bit of sense, certainly more than the Bush Mis-Administration and its war mongering. Dr. Caldicott, as an Australian, has seen what we app. "Don't Miss the Fallout." according to J.W.K. Unlike any other author writing on this touchy subject, author Dr. Helen Caldicott highlights the mob-like connections between business and government, without paying head to the feathers she would be ruffling. And her staid, objective assessment of what nuclear winter actually means for the human body is extrem
In addition, her strident tone ("the Pentagon thinks about nuclear strategy in a strange and pathological way") might turn some readers off to the book's important message. From Publishers Weekly Since September 11, it has become clear that the United States is headed for more military funding to fight the "war on terrorism." But as longtime antinuclear activist, author and pediatrician Caldicott (Nuclear Madness: What You Can Do) shows, this buildup is nothing new with the exception of the first President Bush, U.S. In impressive detail, she describes how hundreds of millions o
After eight printings in the original edition, The New Nuclear Danger remains a singularly persuasive antidote to war and its horrific costs.. This revised edition includes a new introduction that outlines the costs of operation Iraqi Freedom, details the companies profiting from the war and subsequent reconstruction, and chronicles the rampant conflicts of interest among members of the Bush administration who also have a financial stake in weapons manufacturing