nuclear warfare

Six suns, six blasts in the sky; a seventh one, and the earth will die. In the isolation of the Himalayas, the snows still fall, but they are tinged with the ash of a nuclear winter; the winds still blow, but they wail with the cries of ghosts. The seventh and final blast is near. As the world heaves its final breaths, the people of the Tibetan plateau?civilization?s final survivors?are haunted by spirits and terrorized by warlords. Though the last of the seven prophesied cataclysms is at hand, young Karma searches for a father who disappeared ten years earlier, presumed dead.

Near the end of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to try and bring and end to the war. This book looks at the effects of the bombings on the survivors in those cities and those that came to their aid.

The captain of the nuclear destroyer, Nathan James, recounts his ship's role in the nuclear holocaust and the struggles and pressures encountered as the ship journeys through a world in ruins.

"Everything is finally looking up for Flavie: her sister's been visiting, her relationship with Marco is... okay, but most of all, it's finally getting warmer! When it looks like winter might end, Flavie volunteers to assist on an university research project to find out if the temperature has been rising across the entire region. It's a good distraction from Marco, and the trip is exactly what Flavie needs, until she and the research team venture to the dangerous Free Territories, where the old reactor that started the nuclear winter remains"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the possibility of nuclear war, including the chain of events, how likely it is, and more.

"For many, nuclear anxiety is closely related to the Cold War between the US and USSR. Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, the devastating potential of these weapons was all too clear, which led to significant anxiety among civilians, politicians, and military personnel over their use. Though the Cold War ended in 1991, anxieties surrounding nuclear armament remain, but the players involved in these nuclear standoffs have changed over recent decades. The viewpoints in this title explore the history and present status of nuclear weaponry, along with its social, political, and health impacts"--Provided by publisher.

After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.

"For many, nuclear anxiety is closely related to the Cold War between the US and USSR. Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, the devastating potential of these weapons was all too clear, which led to significant anxiety among civilians, politicians, and military personnel over their use. Though the Cold War ended in 1991, anxieties surrounding nuclear armament remain, but the players involved in these nuclear standoffs have changed over recent decades. The viewpoints in this title explore the history and present status of nuclear weaponry, along with its social, political, and health impacts"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information about nuclear warfare and weapons which is aimed at helping students determine fact from fiction in relation to the possibility of a nuclear attack on American soil, and discusses how the government tries to prevent such an occurrence.

The Second Civil War has come to an end in Idaho.The Feds have taken the fight to other fronts, and Danny and his friends are free of US dominance.