This is only a test : how Washington, D.C. prepared for nuclear war / David F. Krugler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krugler, David F., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil defense--Washington (D.C.).

Civil defense.

Washington (D.C.).

Nuclear warfare.

Physical Description:

xii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

The history of nuclear age urban planning, civil defense, and continuity of goverment programs in one of the nation's most critical Cold War targets: Washington, D.C. This book shows how the Cold War affected Washington and its racially divided population.

Contents:

A Nuclear Weapons Primer 9

1 By the Bomb's Imaginary Light 11

2 The Promise and Politics of Dispersal 27

3 The District Defends Itself 45

4 Downtown, Out of Town, or Underground? 59

5 Apathy and the Atom 77

6 The Eisenhower Way 97

7 Practice Makes Perfect 111

8 Capital Confusion 131

9 Land of the Blind 149

10 The Satchel Has Been Passed... 169

Source Abbreviations 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-238) and index.

ISBN:

1403965544

OCLC:

61694908

Publisher Number:

9781403965547

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