Description: Further DetailsTitle: A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963Condition: NewISBN-10: 1442232005EAN: 9781442232006ISBN: 9781442232006Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/01/2014Description: 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 security over diplomatic and environmental costs that normalized nuclear weapons tests. A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963 is an examination of this question, beginning with the road to normalization and, later, de-normalization of nuclear testing, leading to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 162mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 490gAuthor: Joseph M. Siracusa, David M. BladesGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging TechnologiesTopic: History, Military HistoryRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Th
Title: A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Th
ISBN-10: 1442232005
EAN: 9781442232006
ISBN: 9781442232006
Release Date: 05/01/2014
Release Year: 2014
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies
Book Title: History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Military / Nuclear Warfare, International Relations / Arms Control, American Government / General, Security (National & International), International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year: 2014
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 17.3 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: David M. Blades, Joseph M. Siracusa
Book Series: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
