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David M. Blades

A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963

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The story of U. S. nuclear testing between 1945 and 1963 is a vivid and exciting one, but also one of profound importance. It is a story of trailblazing scientific progress, weapons of mass destruction, superpower rivalry, accidents, radiological contamination, politics, and diplomacy. The testing of weapons that defined the course and consequences of the Cold War was itself a crucial dimension to the narrative of that conflict. Further, the central question - Why conduct nuclear tests? - was fully debated among American politicians, generals, civilians, and scientists, and ultimately it was victory for those who argued in favor of national s… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Siracusa, Joseph M.
  • ISBN: 978-1-4422-3200-6
  • EAN: 9781442232006
  • Produktnummer: 20939888
  • Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
  • Seitenangabe: 246 S.
  • Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.9 cm 536 g
  • Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 536

Über den Autor


Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor in Human Security and International Diplomacy and Discipline Head of Global Studies in the School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, at RMIT University, Australia where he is a specialist in American politics and global security.

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