Fathering the unthinkable: Masculinity, scientists and the nuclear arms race

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5532609

Eslea, B

The author argues about the claim that nuclear weapons are necessary in order to defend Western civilization against the aggressive intentions of the Soviet Union. He believes that while the Soviet Union is extremely unpleasant to its own citizens, the United States is by far the more aggressive internationally. In studying the many cruel persecutions of people by people, the author also came to feed that economic causes are not sufficient to explain their intensity and brutality. His study of the relation between witch-hunting and the rise of science led him to think that such non-economic factors as gender identity and sexual attitudes are also very relevant.

• OSTI ID: 5532609
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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