Russia, America, the Bomb and the Fall of Western Europe

Brian May

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Routledge
19 January 2026

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Armed conflict; Nuclear weapons

Series: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1984, Russia, America, the Bomb and the Fall of Western Europe offers a dual approach to unilateral nuclear disarmament. While it systematically analyzes and rejects stock arguments for retaining nuclear weapons, from the supposed threat of Soviet invasion to fears of Finlandization and the loss of mineral resources, it examines the issue within the context of Western Europe’s historic fall. This is described with the help from Arnold Toynbee, Plato and Marx. Brian May argues that, if West European civilization is to survive, it must find the moral strength to stand on its own feet, make its own accommodation with the USSR, and abandon dependence on its offshoot on the other side of the Atlantic, whose policies could lead to its destruction. This book will be of interest to students of geopolitics, international relations, security studies and history.

By: Brian May
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032673424
ISBN 10: 1032673427
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 19 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface Introduction 1. Signs of war 2. The Americans 3. The Russians 4. The West Europeans 5. Economic debacle and nuclear danger 6. Helsinki, Afghanistan, Poland and morality 7. Soviet contraction 8. The worst case 9. The risks 10. The end, or a beginning? Notes Index