The American Atom : Documentary History of Nuclear Policies from the Discovery of Fission to the Present (9780812230963)

This edition has been updated to include a collection of primary documents which tell the story of atomic energy in the USA from the discovery of fission through the development of nuclear weapons, international proliferation and attempts at control. There are major sections on the Manhattan Project, the Oppenheimer Case, the hydrogen bomb, nuclear testing and the test ban, proliferation, arms control and the strategy of deferrence. The book also includes a new chapter by the former director of the Institute for Energy Analysis.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 352 pages
• Dimensions 138 x 216 x 31.75mm | 800g
• Publication date 01 Feb 1992
• Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication City/Country Pennsylvania, United States
• Language English
• Edition Revised
• Edition Statement 2nd Revised edition
• Illustrations note index
• ISBN10 0812230965
• ISBN13 9780812230963

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