nuclear warfare

Consists chiefly of papers from the First Congress of Internationl Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

Major General Patrick McLanahan, disgraced but unbowed after initiating an unauthorized attack on a Russian missile battery, must find a way to convince the government and the armed forces to follow his lead after he discovers the president of the Russian Federation is planning a long-range bomber attack on the U.S. mainland.

Discusses how the present nuclear arms buildup came about,0compares the military strengths of the United States and the Soviet Union, and examines attempts to control the uses of the destructive weapons.

Presents conflicting viewpoints and commentary concerning global military pollution and its effects on the environment.

From cover: Here is everything you wanted to know about nuclear war . . . but were just too scared to ask.