A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963 |
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Author:
| Blades, David M. Siracusa, Joseph M. |
Series title: | Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4422-3200-6 |
Publication Date: | May 2014 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.