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Autore |
Bath David W. <1966-> |
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Assured destruction : building the ballistic missile culture of the U.S. Air Force / / David W. Bath |
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Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Intercontinental ballistic missiles - United States - History |
Intercontinental ballistic missiles - United States - Historiography |
Strategic forces - United States - History |
Nuclear weapons - United States - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction and Historiography -- The Atomic Bomb -- Creating a Working Missile -- Race to the Finish -- Making the Missile Operational -- An International Crisis Foments Change -- Freefall. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book documents the rapid development of nuclear ballistic missiles in the United States and their equally swift demise after the Cuban Missile Crisis, revealing how these drastic changes negatively influenced both the Air Force and the missile community. |
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