Introduction: Chernobyl and Hiroshima. - I. Atoms and Life. - 1. Atoms: What the Universe Is Made Of. - 2. Molecules: How the Atoms Fit Together. - 3. Radiation: How the Atoms Interact. - II. Radiations and Life. - 4. Radiation Biology. - 5. Radioisotopes in Medicine and Industry. - III. The Power. - 6. Nuclear Creation. - 7. Nuclear Power Reactors. - 8. Nuclear Reactor Accidents. - 9. Nuclear Waste Disposal. - 10. Myth I: Nuclear Power Is Too Dangerous. - 11. The Power Problem. - IV. The Peril. - 12. Nuclear Weapons and Arsenals. - 13. Nuclear War: I. The Terrible Swift Sword. - 14. Nuclear War: II. The Slow Death. - 15. Myth II: You Can't Trust the Russians. - 16. Nuclear Confrontation. - 17. New Perspectives. - V. Living with Lions. - 18. Myth III: War Makes Jobs. - 19. Facts and Fallacies. - 20. Technology War and People. - Summary: No Nukes?. - Afterword: The Millennium. - Notes. - Appendixes. Language: English