Format:
Online-Ressource (247 p)
ISBN:
9781442232006
Series Statement:
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Content:
〈span〉〈span〉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. 〈/span〉〈/span〉
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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
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442232013
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442232006
Additional Edition:
Print version A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963
Language:
English
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