Reader P: Defence and energy issues
This book from the Science in Society series, discusses the role of nuclear weapons in defence in the 1980s and also looks at energy consumption, the need for conservation and ways to even out inequalities in society.
The book lists the benefits of 'scientific discovery and engineering inventiveness' and the serious adverse changes that they have brought about.
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