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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science,1988. The June, 1988 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, that being Volume 44, Number 5. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover or title page since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be six minutes of midnight as of mid-1988. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 56 pp. Near Fine. Only the merest touch of age toning - the page paper was of high quality. No other notable flaws, at all. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Feature articles in this vintage1988 issue: Third World Missiles; Nunn and ALPS; Gorbachev's Trade Reforms; Perestroika; more. See scan of contents page. The always stunningly pedigreed contributors are shown there as well. Very scarce, in any condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR59.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science,1988. The July-August, 1988 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, that being Volume 44, Number 6. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover or title page since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be six minutes of midnight as of late 1988. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 56 pp. Near Fine. Only the merest touch of age toning - the page paper was of high quality. No other notable flaws, at all. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Feature articles in this vintage 1988 issue: Weird Science at Livermore; Blinding Lasers; Nuclear Fiction for Children; Star Wars Voted Zapped; Pugwash. See scan of contents page. The always stunningly pedigreed contributors are shown there as well. Very scarce, in any condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR59.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, 1991. The January-February, 1991 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be ten minutes of midnight as of early 1991. That's about two minutes safer than it was in May of 1948. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 48 pp. A strong Very Good; pre-addressed subscriber's label has been largely removed, and the corners and spine are sporadically touched (see scans). Firmly bound, contents immaculate, tipped-in cardstock offers remain untouched. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence - a geopolitical instrument that became more than a nuclear watchdog. Feature articles in this now-vintage 1991 issue: Renegade Russians; How We Armed the Middle East; South Africa and the Nonproliferation Treaty; Conventional Force Treaty Buries Cold War; Military R&D Not to Blame for Economy. More, of course. Very scarce as the original monthly softcover issue. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR28.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, with subscriber label. See scans and description. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - September, 1987. Superpower Arms Race at Sea. Chicago: The Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc., 1987 Quarto, illustrated wraps, 64 pp. Very Good, not too far from Near Fine. Printed address label at front cover and light scuffing to the blue front cover (scan) being the only notable flaws (no examples of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists were ever at book stores, etc; they were available by subscription only). Interior pages only lightly age-toned at margins. Stoutly bound and bright. This BAS issue, "Superpower Arms Race at Sea" focuses almost exclusively on that issue - from various angles. See scan of contents page. Contributors: Daniel Charles; William Arkin; Richard Fieldhouse; Barry R. Posen; Roger W. Barnett; Michael McGwire; Joshua Handler; Raymond L. Garthoff; Chalmers Hardenbergh. Scarce piece from a scarce genre. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR51.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!