Bombing the Marshall Islands - A Cold War Tragedy (Paperback)

During the Cold War, the United States conducted atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific. The total explosive yield of these tests was 108 megatons, equivalent to the detonation of one Hiroshima bomb per day over nineteen years. These tests, particularly Castle Bravo, the largest one, had tragic consequences, including the irradiation of innocent people and the permanent displacement of many native Marshallese. Keith M. Parsons and Robert Zaballa tell the story of the development and testing of thermonuclear weapons and the effects of these tests on their victims and on the popular and intellectual culture. These events are also situated in their Cold War context and explained in terms of the prevailing hopes, fears, and beliefs of that age. In particular, the narrative highlights the obsessions and priorities of top American officials, such as Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2017
Authors:	Keith M. Parsons • Robert A. Zaballa
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-69790-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-107-69790-5
Barcode:	9781107697904

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