Conceptions of the Bomb in the Early Nuclear Age
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Conceptions of the Bomb in the Early Nuclear Age. / Sylvest, Casper.
Non-Nuclear Peace: Beyond the Nuclear Ban Treaty. ed. / Tom Sauer; Jorg Kustermans; Barbara Segaert. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. p. 11-37 (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Conceptions of the Bomb in the Early Nuclear Age
AU - Sylvest, Casper
N1 - Bogens DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26688-2
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - In this chapter, Casper Sylvest explores the role of nuclear weapons in intellectual history during the early decades of the Cold War, predominantly in the US and Europe. The chapter opens with a discussion of the role of nuclear weapons technology in transforming both scientific knowledge about the planet and the landscape of intellectual debate. Sylvest then turns to the conceptions of this technology among policymakers, military figures, scientists and public intellectuals. Four sites of contestation are singled out: the question of morality, the question of use, the question of stability and a more amorphous set of questions associated with the human condition in the nuclear age. In conclusion, Sylvest reflects on the nature of nuclear weapons and our historical understanding of them.
AB - In this chapter, Casper Sylvest explores the role of nuclear weapons in intellectual history during the early decades of the Cold War, predominantly in the US and Europe. The chapter opens with a discussion of the role of nuclear weapons technology in transforming both scientific knowledge about the planet and the landscape of intellectual debate. Sylvest then turns to the conceptions of this technology among policymakers, military figures, scientists and public intellectuals. Four sites of contestation are singled out: the question of morality, the question of use, the question of stability and a more amorphous set of questions associated with the human condition in the nuclear age. In conclusion, Sylvest reflects on the nature of nuclear weapons and our historical understanding of them.
UR - https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030266875
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-26688-2_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-26688-2_2
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-3-030-26687-5
T3 - Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
SP - 11
EP - 37
BT - Non-Nuclear Peace
A2 - Sauer, Tom
A2 - Kustermans, Jorg
A2 - Segaert, Barbara
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
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