A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963.
Blades, David M.
A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (247 pages) - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies Series . - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Glossary -- Preface -- Chapter One: Truman, 1945-1952 -- Chapter Two: The Normalization of Nuclear Testing -- Chapter Three: Eisenhower, 1952-1958 -- Chapter Four: The Expansion and Suspension of Nuclear Testing -- Chapter Five: Kennedy, 1961-1963 -- Chapter Six: The Limitations of Nuclear Testing -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.
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.
9781442232013
Nuclear weapons -- United States -- Testing -- History.
Nucear weapons -- Government policy -- United States.
Electronic books.
U264.3 .B53 2014
623.4/51190287
A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (247 pages) - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies Series . - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Glossary -- Preface -- Chapter One: Truman, 1945-1952 -- Chapter Two: The Normalization of Nuclear Testing -- Chapter Three: Eisenhower, 1952-1958 -- Chapter Four: The Expansion and Suspension of Nuclear Testing -- Chapter Five: Kennedy, 1961-1963 -- Chapter Six: The Limitations of Nuclear Testing -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.
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.
9781442232013
Nuclear weapons -- United States -- Testing -- History.
Nucear weapons -- Government policy -- United States.
Electronic books.
U264.3 .B53 2014
623.4/51190287