The Worlds of Herman Kahn

The Worlds of Herman Kahn
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 0674017145
ISBN-13 : 9780674017146
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Book Synopsis The Worlds of Herman Kahn by : Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi

Download or read book The Worlds of Herman Kahn written by Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005-04-22 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In telling Kahn’s story, Ghamari-Tabrizi captures a time whose innocence, gruesome nuclear humor, and outrageous but deadly serious visions of annihilation have their echoes in the “known unknowns and unknown unknowns” that guide policymakers in our own embattled world.


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