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

"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 pote...

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Hlavní autor: Burke, David Allen, 1967- (Autor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2012]
On-line přístup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=497006
Obsah:
  • 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.