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Empire and the Bomb: How the US Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World

by Joseph Gerson

Reviews:

"A terrifying book, but read it anyway."
- Will Shapira

" The main contribution of Joseph Gerson's Empire and the Bomb is to remind us that any serious discussion of the structure and organization of US power cannot proceed very far without reintegrating the nuclear question back into the analysis."
- Dr. Paul Joseph, Professor of Peace and Justice Studies at Tufts University reviews Empire and the Bomb for Peacework Magazine

" Everyone knows that nuclear weapons haven't been used since Nagasaki, right? Well, just because they haven't been fired in anger doesn't mean they haven't been "used", argues Geron's book . . "
- The Guardian (London)
June 2, 2007

“Brilliant. I have not read a more important book in many years. Gerson has uncovered the radioactive vein in our secret foreign policy. He helps us understand why the likelihood of nuclear war is greater now than before the fall of the Berlin wall” – Daniel Ellsberg

“As Americans, we need to face up to our own reliance on nuclear intimidation. This is an important book for Americans of all political stripes to read.” – Cynthia Enloe

“With the rigour of a scholar, and the heart of a lifelong activist, Joseph Gerson has written a work of the utmost importance: a key to understanding – and challenging – US global domination and its nuclear core.” - Kate Hudson (Chair of CND)

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