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This is a political history of nuclear weapons from the discovery of fission in 1938 to the nuclear train wreck that seems to loom in our future. It is an account of where those weapons came from, how the technology surprisingly and covertly spread, and who is likely to acquire those weapons next and most importantly why. The authors' examination of post Cold War national and geopolitical issues regarding nuclear proliferation and the effects of Chinese...
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When an eminent scientist makes a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research only to have the lives of his family threatened if he does not give his technology to the Iranian regime, Sean Dillon, Afghan war hero Sara Gideon and the rest of their team embark on a daring rescue mission that rapidly spins out of control.
6) Blue sky
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Uprooting his family after being assigned to a remote testing facility in Alabama, nuclear engineer Hank Marshall is faced with a moral decision as an opponent of the atmospheric tests he's asked to complete. Adding to an already volatile situation is Hank's sultry and unstable wife, Carly, whose flirtatious nature begins to erode their relationship and bring unwanted attention to the situation.
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xiv, 324 pages : map ; 24 cm
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"In this thoughtful social history of New Mexico's nuclear industry, Lucie Genay traces the scientific colonization of the state in the twentieth century from the points-of-view of the local people, including Hispanics, Native Americans, and Anglos. Genay focuses on personal experiences in relation to postwar socioeconomic and cultural changes rather than on Cold War policy and political and scientific figures in order to give a sense of the upheaval...
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Joseph Masco is professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Theater of Operations.
An important investigation of the sociocultural fallout of America's work on the atomic bomb
In The Nuclear Borderlands, Joseph Masco offers an in-depth look at the long-term consequences of the Manhattan Project. Masco examines how diverse groups in and around Los Alamos, New Mexico understood and responded to the U.S. nuclear...
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Archvillain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel, the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash and Superman saves the Statue of Liberty, repulses a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuilds the demolished Great Wall of China and performs many more spectacular feats.
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437 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A riveting narrative of the Atomic Age -- from x-rays and Marie Curie to the Nevada Test Site and the 2011 meltdown in Japan -- written by the prizewinning and bestselling author of Rocket Men. Radiation is a complex and paradoxical concept: staggering amounts of energy flow from seemingly inert rock and that energy is both useful and dangerous. While nuclear energy affects our everyday lives, from nuclear medicine and food irradiation to microwave...
16) The peacemaker
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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When a nuclear bomb goes missing in the former Soviet Union, a diplomat and a Special Forces Colonel join forces to avert disaster.
17) Fail-safe
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1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.
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"A book for young readers about the history of nuclear warfare and what it could mean for the future."--Provided by publisher.
There are more than sixteen thousand nuclear weapons in the world today, almost all of them significantly more powerful than the two atomic bombs that killed as many as 240,000 people in Japan during World War II. With the aid of sidebars, full-color images, and a glossary, young readers will learn about the history of modern...
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"A riveting, chilling tale of how a group of ragtag activists infiltrated one of the most secure nuclear weapons sites in the United States, told alongside a broader history of America's nuclear stewardship, from the early stages of the Manhattan Project to our country's never-ending investment in nuclear weaponry. On Saturday, July 28, 2012, three senior citizens broke into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world. An eighty-two-year-old...
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