Unparalleled catastrophe: Life and death in the third nuclear age; Unmaking the bomb: environmental cleanup and the politics of impossibility: by Rhys Crilley, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2023, 197 pp., £85 (hardback), ISBN 9781526170446; £8585 (ebook), ISBN 9781526170439; by Shannon Cram, Oakland, University of California Press, 2023, 222 pp., £8580 (hardback), ISBN 9780520395114; £8525 (paperback), ISBN 9780520395121; £8525 (ebook), ISBN 9780520395138

The article discusses two books, "Unmaking the bomb: environmental cleanup and the politics of impossibility" by Shannon Cram and "Unparalleled catastrophe: life and death in the third nuclear age" by Rhys Crilley, which examine the impacts of the nuclear age on health, the environment, social and economic justice, and human security. Crilley argues that we are currently in the third nuclear age, characterized by increased danger due to the abandonment of arms control, massive spending on new nuclear weapon systems, and the questioning of commitments to remaining nuclear weapons-free. Cram's book focuses on the devastating health and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons production, particularly at sites like Hanford. Both authors emphasize the need for a more informed and engaged citizenry to eliminate nuclear weapons and address the interconnected issues of the nuclear age. [Extracted from the article]