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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blades, David M., author.

Siracusa, Joseph M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons--United States--Testing--History.

Nuclear weapons.

Nucear weapons--Government policy--United States.

Nucear weapons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<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>

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-3201-3

OCLC:

899985295