Sykes, Lynn R.
Silencing the Bomb
- ISBN 13:
- 9780231182485
- author:
- Sykes, Lynn R.
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.75 x 2.79 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Science & Technology, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved its iconic "Doomsday Clock" thirty seconds forward to two and a half minutes to midnight, the latest it has been set since 1952. A group of scientists has been fighting to turn back the clock by halting nuclear testing. Lynn R. Sykes, a noted seismologist, has dedicated his career to this goal. He tells the inside story behind the quest for disarmament in Silencing the Bomb. Sykes and his colleagues were among the only people on earth able to say with certainty when and where a bomb was tested and how large it was. Their work culminated in the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which still awaits ratification from several countries. The treaty relies on every nation's ability to independently monitor nuclear activity.
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