Lorna Arnold
Palgrave Macmillan
e druk, 2001
9780333947425
Britain and the H-Bomb
Specificaties
Paperback, 273 blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan |
2001
ISBN13: 9780333947425
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780333947425
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:273
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan
Verschijningsdatum:27-3-2001
Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis, Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
List of Plates
Foreword by Lawrence Freedman
Preface
PART I: SETTING THE AGENDA
Stellar Forces The First Superbomb Project: The United States The Second Superbomb Project: The Soviet Union
PART II: BRITAIN AND THE THERMONUCLEAR QUESTION
What Must Britain Do? A General Instruction from the Government
PART III: BRITAIN'S RESPONSE
Aldermaston and the Weaponers The Megaton Mission Captain Cook's Coral Island Racing Against Time
PART IV: THE PACIFIC TRIALS
The First Trial: Grapple 'We Shall Have To Do It All Again': Grapple X Britain's Biggest Explosion: Grapple Y Mission Accomplished: Grapple Z
PART V: A SPECIAL NUCLEAR RELATIONSHIP
The Great Prize Some Questions and Answers
Appendices Notes and References Select
Bibliography
Index
Foreword by Lawrence Freedman
Preface
PART I: SETTING THE AGENDA
Stellar Forces The First Superbomb Project: The United States The Second Superbomb Project: The Soviet Union
PART II: BRITAIN AND THE THERMONUCLEAR QUESTION
What Must Britain Do? A General Instruction from the Government
PART III: BRITAIN'S RESPONSE
Aldermaston and the Weaponers The Megaton Mission Captain Cook's Coral Island Racing Against Time
PART IV: THE PACIFIC TRIALS
The First Trial: Grapple 'We Shall Have To Do It All Again': Grapple X Britain's Biggest Explosion: Grapple Y Mission Accomplished: Grapple Z
PART V: A SPECIAL NUCLEAR RELATIONSHIP
The Great Prize Some Questions and Answers
Appendices Notes and References Select
Bibliography
Index
