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History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963
Blades, David M.; Siracusa, Joseph M.
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Description for History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963
As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century. This survey examines how and why the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1945 through 1963 and the resulting influence on key questions from normalization and de-normalization up to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963. Num Pages: 246 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBW; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Number of Pages
246
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442232006
SKU
V9781442232006
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About Blades, David M.; Siracusa, Joseph M.
David M. Blades, PhD, is a researcher at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne. Joseph M. Siracusa is professor of human security and international diplomacy and deputy dean of global studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia. Chicago-born and raised, he is the author and coauthor of many books, including Real-World Nuclear Deterrence: The ... Read more
Reviews for History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963
[The authors] effectively show the differing purposes of and attitudes toward testing that prevailed during the administrations of Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy. . . .Blades and Siracusa’s book is a useful guide to nuclear testing during a crucial period of the Cold War and the arms race.
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