LEADER 02136nam 2200505 450 001 9910810431603321 005 20220619202326.0 010 $a1-68247-513-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011624751 035 $aEBL5995553 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL5995553 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5995553 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011624751 100 $a20220619d2020 uy 0 101 0 $abad 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAssured destruction $ebuilding the ballistic missile culture of the U.S. Air Force /$fDavid W. Bath 210 1$aAnnapolis, Maryland :$cNaval Institute Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-68247-493-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction and Historiography -- The Atomic Bomb -- Creating a Working Missile -- Race to the Finish -- Making the Missile Operational -- An International Crisis Foments Change -- Freefall. 330 8 $aThis 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. 606 $aIntercontinental ballistic missiles$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aIntercontinental ballistic missiles$zUnited States$xHistoriography 606 $aStrategic forces$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aNuclear weapons$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aIntercontinental ballistic missiles$xHistory. 615 0$aIntercontinental ballistic missiles$xHistoriography. 615 0$aStrategic forces$xHistory. 615 0$aNuclear weapons$xHistory. 676 $a358.1754820973 700 $aBath$b David W.$f1966-$01655232 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810431603321 996 $aAssured destruction$94007521 997 $aUNINA