A history of U.S. nuclear testing and its influence on nuclear thought, 1945-1963 / / David M. Blades and Joseph M. Siracusa

• Autore: Blades David M.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 623.4/51190287
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear weapons - United States - Testing - History; Nucear weapons - Government policy - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): SiracusaJoseph M.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: A history of U.S. nuclear testing and its influence on nuclear thought, 1945-1963
• ISBN: 1-4422-3201-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460304903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II