Germany never built its own nuclear weapons yet it played a key role in their global proliferation. Joachim Krause analyses the contradictory attitude of Germans towards the nuclear threat: from the role of German scientists in the Third Reich and in exile, to their involvement in foreign nuclear programmes, to the political repression of nuclear realities in the 21st century. With a sharp eye for historical myths, security policy errors and current geopolitical developments, Krause shows how Germany bid farewell to the nuclear age and in doing so overlooked new risks.
Author
Krause, Joachim
Title
Die Deutschen und die Atombombe
Details
256 pages.
State
new
Subtitle
Eine Geschichte von Angst, Ambivalenz und Vernatwortung
Herder Verlag GmbH Hermann-Herder-Str. 4 79104 Freiburg Deutschland
