Nuclear World War

Can he be forgiven? Mike Washington was a carefree young man who drifted through life without purpose—until the day everything burned. When Houston was reduced to rubble by a sudden nuclear strike, Mike should have died. But a mysterious man pulled him from the fire. Grateful and desperate, Mike pledged to serve him, no questions asked. He never imagined that promise would cost him his soul. In the wake of global devastation, the man who saved Mike—known only as the Master—seized the chaos to build a terrifying new order. Twisted by brainwashing and dark power, Mike becomes one of the...

Berlin, 1938. Groundbreaking physicist Dr. Hannah Weiss is on the verge of the greatest discovery of the 20th century: splitting the atom. She understands that the energy released by her discovery can power entire cities or destroy them. Hannah believes the weapon's creation will secure an end to future wars, but as a Jewish woman living under the harsh rule of the Third Reich, her research is belittled, overlooked, and eventually stolen by her German colleagues.

During World War II, in the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research; Hitler, with just a few pounds of uranium, would have the capability to reverse the entire D-Day operation and conquer Europe. So they assembled a rough and motley crew of geniuses—dubbed the Alsos Mission—and sent them careening into Axis territory to spy on, sabotage, and even assassinate members of Nazi Germany's feared Uranium Club.

A siren pierces the night. Bombs fall. The world changes before dawn. “Operation Rising Lion: Why Israel Had to Strike First and Save the World from Iran’s Nuclear Nightmare” is not just a book—it is a warning shot. With gripping storytelling and unflinching clarity, Joseph Ejike Ojih takes readers inside the dramatic prelude to Israel’s stunning June 13th preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. This is the explosive, page-turning account of how Israel, backed by the full resolve of President Donald Trump and his national security team, dared to act while the ...

Hiroshima was one of the great tragedies of WWII. But out of the devastation of the first atomic bomb, some survivors emerged, 25 courageous Japanese women who became part of a remarkable humanitarian epic. Victims of the atomic blast that ushered in the Nuclear Age, these women were brought to the United States in 1955, where they underwent reconstructive surgery to repair the ravages of the bomb. Schoolgirls when the bomb destroyed their futures, they began to remake their lives and re-create themselves. This is the compassionate, often bittersweet chronicle of the Hiroshima Maidens.

Most people are aware of an end-time war prophesied in the Bible called The Battle of Armageddon. But do you know Bible prophecy also reveals eight other wars? Arm yourself with the truth of what God's prophetic Word says about the end times and make sure you're ready for Jesus' return! Some topics addressed in this timely book are: Is Psalm 83 a prophecy about an end-time war? What is likely to be the timing of the War of Gog & Magog? What end-time war could be characterized as World War III? Is there any evidence that nuclear weapons will be used in any of the end-time wars? Which war of ...

Anna Fifield reconstructs Kim's past and present with exclusive access to sources near him and brings her unique understanding to explain the dynastic mission of the Kim family in North Korea. The archaic notion of despotic family rule matches the almost medieval hardship the country has suffered under the Kims. Few people thought that a young, untested, unhealthy, Swiss-educated basketball fanatic could hold together a country that should have fallen apart years ago. But Kim Jong Un has not just survived, he has thrived.

Just days after the United States decimated Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. But even before the surrender, the US government and military had begun a secret propaganda and information suppression campaign to hide the devastating nature of these experimental weapons. The cover-up intensified as Occupation forces closed the atomic cities to Allied reporters, preventing leaks about the horrific long-term effects of radiation that would kill thousands during the months after the blast.

This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons. Tracing the story of the nuclear bomb, Joseph Siracusa chronicles the race to acquire the H-bomb, a thermonuclear weapon with revolutionary implications; and the history of early arms control, nuclear deterrence, and nonproliferation. He also tracks the development of nuclear weapons from the origins of the Cold War in 1945 to the end of Moscow-dominated Communism in 1991, and examines the promise and prospect of missile defense.

The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness. Dr. Hachiya's compelling diary was originally published by the UNC Press in 1955, with the help of Dr. Warner Wells of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Before World War I and II was an even more devastating war that changed humanity forever. Instead of 3 percent of the population of the world dying, 1/3 of the populations of the world were gone. Massive destruction around the planet. Hundreds of millions that remained suffered from sickness, mutation, loss of country and even loss of self as humanity was thrust into a Stone Age existence 55 hundred years ago. Melted walls and radioactive skeletons tell of the destruction and historical references of horrible weapons can be found everywhere. Entire populations moved underground to survive. ...

Step into a world of shadow diplomacy, double agents, and nuclear tension in this riveting exploration of the Cold War era. In The Cold War Files, acclaimed historian and bestselling author Isabella Hayes delivers a powerful narrative of one of the most dangerous and defining periods in modern history. From the chilling silence of spy tunnels beneath Berlin to the nerve-wracking hours of the Cuban Missile Crisis, this audiobook brings to life the hidden battles, betrayals, and global maneuverings that shaped the post-war world.

What If The Atomic Bomb Doesn’t Work? The Strategic Air Command’s nuclear bombers are airborne. Six hundred Minuteman missile sites are activated and prepared for attack. The U.S. nuclear submarine fleet is submerged and operating under sealed orders. Across the North Pole, Russia’s missile countdown is holding at two hours from zero. And Red China has mobilized and gone to Condition Yellow. Then, with the world only hours away from nuclear destruction, U.S. Senator Hugh McGavin asks: What if the atomic bomb doesn’t work? What if it never worked? This startling new novel asks these ...

After his father died, James L. Nolan, Jr., took possession of a box of private family materials. To his surprise, the small secret archive contained a treasure trove of information about his grandfather's role as a doctor in the Manhattan Project. Dr. Nolan, it turned out, had been a significant figure.

Still on the trail of the glowing ghosts, Shane Ryan and Xander Ventura stumble upon a restricted atomic testing ground, where they uncover a horrifying secret. Something sinister lurks beneath the bomb-blasted sands. Something unlike anything they have encountered before....

Two of America's leading scholar-diplomats, Philip Zelikow and Condoleezza Rice, have combed sources in several languages, interviewed leading figures, and drawn on their own firsthand experience to bring to life the choices that molded the contemporary world. Zeroing in on the key moments of decision, the might-have-beens, and the human beings working through them, they explore both what happened and what could have happened, to show how one world ended and another took form.

This audiobook will provide all the information you need to build a safe shelter for you and your loved ones. Even if you don’t have a basement or other options, you will succeed in surviving and preparing for the worst.

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in the early 1950s, Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War explores a still neglected aspect of Winston Churchill's career: his relationship with and thinking on nuclear weapons.

In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the options available for ending the war with Japan. In this new edition, Walker incorporates a decade of new research - mostly from Japanese archives only recently made available - that provides fresh insight on the strategic considerations that led to dropping the bomb.

The world is safe from nuclear war......for now. Finally, on the way home after narrowly surviving a successful mission, Agent Brady Kinin discovers a second shipment of rogue nuclear warheads. Where are they heading? He doesn't know, yet, but he must track them down, or risk pushing the Doomsday clock another click closer to midnight. The third book in the Kinin Chronicles, "The Last Nuke Mission" thrusts our hero, Brady Kinin back into a web of international intrigue and suspense. This time following a dangerous underground cabal from Italy to Istanbul to Ukraine, his death-defying ...