The Cold War might be over, but nuclear proliferation certainly is not, according to Nuclear Wastelands: A Global Guide to Nuclear Weapons Production and its Health and Environmental Effects, edited by Arjun Mankhijani, Howard Hu and Katherine Yi (MIT Press, 拢34.95/$55, ISBN 0 262 13307 5). This book catalogues the effects of every declared nuclear programme by country, and at each manufacturing step. Highlights include searing criticisms of governmental secrecy and an excellent glossary.
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