LEADER 03984nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910452978203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6539-7 010 $a0-8014-6583-4 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801465833 035 $a(CKB)2550000001038256 035 $a(OCoLC)820123240 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10629487 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000784068 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11490444 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784068 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10760776 035 $a(PQKB)10010508 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001503460 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138403 035 $a(OCoLC)966768882 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51902 035 $a(DE-B1597)478336 035 $a(OCoLC)1013943960 035 $a(OCoLC)979627763 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801465833 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138403 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10629487 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL681672 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001038256 100 $a20120301d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aProject Plowshare$b[electronic resource] $ethe peaceful use of nuclear explosives in Cold War America /$fScott Kaufman 210 $aIthaca $cCornell University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-50390-7 311 $a0-8014-5125-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : promoting the peaceful atom -- A plan of biblical proportions -- Just drop us a card -- A program on hold -- From moratorium to test ban -- The complexities of canal construction -- Nuclear testing, nonproliferation, and Plowshare -- Making headway? -- Plowshare goes down under -- Dead as a doornail -- Conclusion : back from the dead?. 330 $aInspired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California's Radiation Laboratory began in 1957 a program they called Plowshare. Joined by like-minded government officials, scientists, and business leaders, champions of "peaceful nuclear explosions" maintained that they could create new elements and isotopes for general use, build storage facilities for water or fuel, mine ores, increase oil and natural gas production, generate heat for power production, and construct roads, harbors, and canals. By harnessing the power of the atom for nonmilitary purposes, Plowshare backers expected to protect American security, defend U.S. legitimacy and prestige, and ensure access to energy resources.Scott Kaufman's extensive research in nearly two dozen archives in three nations shows how science, politics, and environmentalism converged to shape the lasting conflict over the use of nuclear technology. Indeed, despite technological and strategic promise, Plowshare's early champions soon found themselves facing a vocal and powerful coalition of federal and state officials, scientists, industrialists, environmentalists, and average citizens. Skeptical politicians, domestic and international pressure to stop nuclear testing, and a lack of government funding severely restricted the program. By the mid-1970s, Plowshare was, in the words of one government official, "dead as a doornail." However, the thought of using the atom for peaceful purposes remains alive. 606 $aNuclear energy$xIndustrial applications$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aNuclear explosions$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNuclear energy$xIndustrial applications$xHistory. 615 0$aNuclear explosions$xHistory. 676 $a621.48 700 $aKaufman$b Scott$f1969-$0952782 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452978203321 996 $aProject Plowshare$92476910 997 $aUNINA