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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| Định dạng: | Licensed eBooks |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2012]
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=497006 |
Mục lục:
- 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.