Weapons and Hope (book)
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Weapons and Hope is a non-fiction book by physicist Freeman Dyson that examines the moral, political, and technical dimensions of nuclear weapons and the prospects for arms control and peace.
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| Weapons and Hope | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book about nuclear weapons
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explore prospects for arms control
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explore prospects for peace ⓘ |
| author | Freeman Dyson ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Critics Circle Award
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surface form:
National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
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| awardYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | a major work on nuclear ethics and policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral dimensions of nuclear deterrence
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political dimensions of nuclear policy ⓘ technical aspects of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political literature ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Freeman Dyson ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
cautiously optimistic about arms control
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critical of nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
arms control
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ethics of war ⓘ nuclear strategy ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ peace and disarmament ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing public debate on nuclear weapons in the 1980s
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integrating technical analysis with moral argument ⓘ |
| pages | about 400 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War
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Cold War era
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Freeman Dyson
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Weapons and Hope