Confronting the Bomb
A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement
Confronting the Bomb tells the dramatic, inspiring story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This abbreviated version of Lawrence Wittner’s award-winning trilogy, The Struggle Against the Bomb (comprised of One World or None, Resisting the Bomb, and Toward Nuclear Abolition), shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign—the largest social movement of modern times—challenged the nuclear priorities of the great powers and, ultimately, thwarted their nuclear ambitions.
Confronting the Bomb is a magnificent and engaging history of one of the most important movements in the past eighty years—the movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons. . . . Its ebbs and flows, victories and defeats, strengths and shortcomings, are all described with skill and passion."
—Peace Magazine
"This well-written, persuasively-argued book is a pleasure to read. . . . This book will appeal to general readers and experts alike—and will work well in courses on peace studies, diplomatic history, international relations, and social movements, as well as courses on modern history and politics. . . . Essential reading."
—History News Network
"For history and hope, read this wonderful book"
—Fellowship