Bombs in the Backyard : Atomic Testing and American Politics / A. Costandina Titus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Titus, A. Costandina, 1950-

Series:

Nevada studies in history and political science ; Number 25.

Nevada Studies in History and Political Science ; Number 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear weapons--Testing--Environmental aspects--United States.

Nuclear weapons.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"On January 27, 1951, the first atomic weapon was detonated over a section of desert known as Frenchman Flat in Southern Nevada, providing dramatic evidence of the Nevada Test Site's beginnings. Fifty years later, author A. Costandina Titus reviews contemporary nuclear policy issues concerning the continued viability of that site for weapons testing. Titus has updated her study of atomic testing with fifteen years of political and cultural history - from the mid-1980s Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear standoff to the authorization of the Nevada Test Site Research Center." "In the second edition of Bombs in the Backyard, Titus covers the post-Cold War transformation of American atomic policy as well as our overarching cultural interest in all matters atomic, making this a must-read for anyone interested in atomic policy and politics."

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. From Atomos to A-Bomb; 2. An Awesome Dawn; 3. Politics of Control; 4. Victims of Proliferation; 5. Bombs in the Backyard; 6. Selling the Bomb; 7. Living Under the Mushroom Cloud; 8. Political Fallout from Above-Ground Tests; 9. More Likely Than Not; 10. Time to Build a Monument; 11. Transitions of the 1990s; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-229) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780874179620

0874179629

OCLC:

966825712

Publisher Number:

heb40452 hdl