Atomic testing in Mississippi : Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era / David Allen Burke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, David Allen, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear arms control--Verification--History.

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear weapons--Testing--Detection--Research--History.

Nuclear weapons.

Underground nuclear explosions--Detection--Research--History.

Underground nuclear explosions.

Underground nuclear explosions--Mississippi--History.

Lamar County (Miss.)--History--20th century.

Lamar County (Miss.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Other Title:

Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Atomic Testing in Mississippi, David Allen Burke illuminates the nearly forgotten history of America's only nuclear detonations east of the Mississippi River. The atomic tests, conducted in the mid-1960s nearly 3,000 feet below ground in Mississippi's Tatum Salt Dome, posed a potential risk for those living within 150 miles of the site, which included residents of Hattiesburg, Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Mobile, and New Orleans. While the detonations provided the United States with verification methods that helped limit the world's nuclear arsenals, they sparked widespread public concern.In

Contents:

Introduction: I had no idea

Humble origins

Timber, oil, and atoms

The road to Dribble

Cowboy and the big hole theory

MITRC, MCEC, and the Tatum Decision

Salmon Run

Shoot that damn thing

A silver lining and a Miracle Play

Nuclear waste

Conclusion: costly success.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807184431

0807184438

9780807145845

080714584X

OCLC:

814271001