Henry Carter Hull

When a fanatical group opposed to friendly U.S./Soviet relations explodes a nuclear missile over a Russian city, it begins a chain reaction of accusations and actions that begin the groundwork for WWIII.

Oklahoma might seem like an unexpected place for Cold War tensions to boil over, but the state played a key role in a conflict that threatened global annihilation. Altus Air Force Base served as a hub for twelve intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites; in 1964, a missile housed at the Frederick site exploded, although the nuclear warhead remained unaffected. Ordinary citizens lived under the shadow of nuclear war as well. A former OU faculty...

Witnessing a murder with ties to a prestigious businessman's club, homeless conspiracy theorist Harry Stone steals a crucial piece of evidence from the scene and is subsequently pursued by a dangerous member of the club.

Engaged in a long-running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other.

Presents the history of how and why the hydrogen bomb was created, revealing the behind-the-scenes scientific and political drama in which the United States and the former Soviet Union played major roles.

The United States president and an arms maker conspire to plant rumors of an imminent nuclear attack by Canada. A bordertown sheriff plans a counter-offensive.

""Brilliant, original, and important--the best analysis yet of why nuclear weapons don't work." --Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb Nuclear weapons have always been a serious but seemingly insoluble problem: while they're obviously dangerous, they are also, apparently, necessary. This groundbreaking study shows why five central arguments promoting nuclear weapons are, in essence, myths. It clears up such...

While a nuclear strike would require action, environmental catastrophe is partially defined by willful inaction in response to human-induced climate change. Denial of the facts is only half the equation. Other contributing factors include extreme techniques for the extraction of remaining carbon deposits, the elimination of agricultural land for bio-fuel, the construction of dams, and the destruction of forests that are crucial for carbon sequestration. On...

Sumérgete en el corazón oscuro de una de las organizaciones más enigmáticas y poderosas del siglo XX: la KGB. En "El Alma de la KGB", el autor te lleva en un apasionante viaje a través de los pasillos secretos del espionaje soviético, revelando intrigas, conspiraciones y el intrincado entramado de poder que dominó la Unión Soviética durante décadas.Desde los primeros días de la Revolución Rusa hasta la caída del Muro de Berlín, este...