Unparalleled Catastrophe

Life and Death in the Third Nuclear Age

Rhys Crilley

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Manchester University Press
12 September 2023

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Armed conflict; Nuclear weapons

This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Making the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and provides an intervention into debates about nuclear weapons.

After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945, Albert Einstein warned that 'we thus drift towards unparalleled catastrophe'. Today we are no longer drifting but racing at breakneck speed. This book provides a chronicle of the events that have carried the world into a Third Nuclear Age and an analysis of how it happened. Presenting the case for critical nuclear studies, it traces the dangers of recent technological and political advances and makes an important intervention into debates about nuclear weapons. It also explores how the Third Nuclear Age manifests in our everyday lives, drawing on a diverse range of source materials, including everything from policy documents, military doctrine and news reports to pop songs and social media memes. Today, the human race stands on the brink of catastrophe. This book tells you why and what we can do about it.

By: Rhys Crilley
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9781526170446
ISBN 10: 1526170442
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 12 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rhys Crilley is a Research Fellow in Politics at the University of Glasgow.

Reviews for Unparalleled Catastrophe: Life and Death in the Third Nuclear Age

'This is a timely and excellent book as President Putin lifts a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons and is facing pressure to develop Russia’s nuclear arsenal. This is one of the first books on the Third Nuclear Age and there will be many more. It has additional merit that it is short and rightly concludes that it is not enough to say “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”. Unless we return to meaningful nuclear negotiations between nuclear weapon states, there will be a war in which nuclear weapons are used.' Lord David Owen, Former Foreign Secretary -- .