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Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda (1st Edition) by John E. Mueller Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-19-538136-X / 019538136X ISBN-13: 978-0-19-538136-8 / 9780195381368 Following 9/11, Americans were swept up in a near hysteria-level fear of terrorists, especially of Islamic extremists working domestically. The government and media reports stoked fears that people living in the US have the desire and means to wreak extreme havoc and destruction. Early reports estim |