Nukespeak

Nukespeak is the official language of nuclear war. It dehumanises and legitimates the arms race — and is often faithfully recorded in the press, on radio and television. But have the media accepted this Cold War propaganda to the point where dissenting views are either excluded or trivialised? With contributions from prominent journalists, academics and disarmament activists, ‘Nukespeak’ examines this crucial aspect of the nuclear debate. It also looks at examples of censorship, at journalistic practice, at the language itself, and at what practical steps can be taken to redress the balance. A useful and controversial intervention in the current argument about whether Britain should relinquish the bomb.