The book is about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their implications for U.S and allied expeditions abroad. It provides comprehensive treatment of a very difficult subject. It also explains how Western strategy is compromised by their capabilities.

Multimedia presentation of the development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. Includes information on the Manhattan Project and the Trinity Site nuclear explosion; biographies of leading scientists working at Los Alamos; time line correlating developments in science, politics, and popular culture; and source materials including documents, photographs, and film clips.