A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963 Tapa dura - 2014

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015. Hardcover. New. New hardcover in glossy casewraps. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendices [3], bibliography, and index. 246 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. 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. .

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014-05-01. Hardcover. New.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014-05-01. Hardcover. Like New.

Hardcover volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is new. xvi/227 pages."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… Leer más

Hardback. New. 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.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2014. Hardcover. New. 229 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.