LEADER 04699nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910827187903321 005 20240418050249.0 010 $a9780295800509 010 $a029580050X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780295800509 035 $a(CKB)2550000000036240 035 $a(EBL)3444306 035 $a(OCoLC)748573895 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000643373 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11384140 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000643373 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10668696 035 $a(PQKB)10377077 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444306 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6912 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444306 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468622 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810338 035 $a(DE-B1597)725282 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780295800509 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000036240 100 $a20020403d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmchitka and the bomb $enuclear testing in Alaska /$fDean W. Kohlhoff 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSeattle, Wash. $cUniversity of Washington Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (181 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780295982557 311 08$a0295982551 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 118-156) and index. 327 $aContents ; Foreword ; Preface ; 1. Among the Many Islands ; 2. On an Anvil of War ; 3. Before a Mighty Windstorm ; 4. Nuclear Alaska ; 5. Under Rufus & Larkspur Scrutiny ; 6. During a Long Shot ; 7. Through Milrow Calibration ; 8. For Safeguard Security ; 9. Amid More Cannikin Controversy ; 10. Beyond the Last Bomb ; Notes ; Index 330 $aMore than a quarter-century has now passed since the United States set off the last of three underground atomic blasts in the remote wilderness of the Aleutian islands, off the coast of Alaska. Cannikin, as this third test was called, exploded as planned on November 6, 1971, on Amchitka Island. The first test, Project Long Shot (1965), was designed to determine whether the blast?s shock waves could be distinguished from earthquakes. Milrow, the second (1969), and Cannikin were part of the U.S. anti-ballistic missile development program.Amchitka and the Bomb looks at how these nuclear explosions were planned and conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission, in spite of vehement protests by political and civilian groups. In addition to demonstrating the feasibility of a new generation of weapons, the government defended the nuclear tests on Amchitka as providing U.S. presidents, and especially Richard Nixon, with negotiating power to force the Soviet Union to accept a satisfactory arms limitation agreement.Dean Kohlhoff traces the enormous environmental impact of the blasts on the Aleutian wildlife refuge system. He also examines the social and political fallout from the tests on Aleut civilian populations. As the tests inexorably went forward, an emerging environmental movement was galvanized to action. Passionate but ultimately futile attempts to stop the blasts were made by such nascent groups as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and the Wilderness Society. Although Alaskan Aleuts sued to halt Cannikin and environmental groups joined them for an injunction against the test, a split U.S. Supreme Court eventually approved the 5.1-megaton explosion.Amchitka and the Bomb tells a harrowing story of the struggle of private citizens and small environmental groups to counter the weight of the federal government. It adds immeasurably to our understanding of the nuclear history of the United States. Its concise interweaving of the military, scientific, economic, and social implications surrounding the nuclear explosions on Amchitka Island exposes the unpleasant consequences of allowing treasured national values to become victim to political necessity. Kohlhoff has contributed a vital chapter to Alaska's history and to the history of the American environmental movement. 606 $aNuclear weapons$xTesting$zAlaska$zAmchitka Island 606 $aNuclear weapons$xTesting$xEnvironmental aspects$zAlaska$zAmchitka Island 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989 607 $aAmchitka Island (Alaska)$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aNuclear weapons$xTesting 615 0$aNuclear weapons$xTesting$xEnvironmental aspects 676 $a363.17992097984 700 $aKohlhoff$b Dean$01685042 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827187903321 996 $aAmchitka and the bomb$94056864 997 $aUNINA