{"product_id":"the-nuclear-age","title":"The Nuclear Age","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \"Essential reading, and a marvellous book.\" —\nPeter Frankopan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e comes a\nsweeping history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race—from the first\natomic bomb to the modern-day threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn July 16, 1945, the Nuclear Age began. While the threat of\nmutually assured destruction kept a tense peace during the Cold War, disasters\nlike Chernobyl and near-misses like the Cuban Missile Crisis proved that total\ndestruction is only ever one mistake away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToday, treaties are collapsing, arsenals are being upgraded,\nand we stand on the brink of a dangerous new nuclear renaissance. In \u003ci\u003eThe\nNuclear Age\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy confronts the ultimate\nquestion: What can we learn from the first nuclear arms race to stop the next\none?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhy You’ll Love This Book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExpert\n     Authority: Written by Serhii Plokhy, one of the world’s leading historians\n     on nuclear history and author of \u003ci\u003eChernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEpic\n     Scope: Tracks the nuclear story from the first splitting of the atom in\n     1917, through the Cold War, to today’s modern geopolitical conflicts.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUrgent\n     \u0026amp; Relevant: A timely exploration of how close the world remains to\n     nuclear disaster, and how we can navigate the new arms race.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSerhii Plokhy\u003c\/span\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eChernobyl: History of a Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Pushkin House Book Prize, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Europe. \u003c\/i\u003eHis many acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Russo-Ukrainian War, Nuclear Folly \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAtoms and Ashes, \u003c\/i\u003ehave been translated into over a dozen languages. He is Professor of History at Harvard University where he also serves as Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45142799155407,"sku":"9781802060607","price":29.98,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_681dfdc2-d284-4810-88aa-40aac18a1971.jpg?v=1780481163","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-nuclear-age","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}