Nuclear Implosions

Author : Daniel Pope
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521179744
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Implosions written by Daniel Pope and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Implosions tells the story of a state government agency's failed attempt in the 1970s to build five large nuclear power stations in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Facing huge cost overruns and long construction delays, the agency completed only one plant and found itself unable to repay a $2.25 billion of municipal bonds. These projects reflect the tangled relationships between American nuclear power and nuclear weaponry, the emerging era of limits, and the nation's troubled attempts to resolve conflicts through complex legal cases.

Author : Eric Schlosser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101638664
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Command and Control written by Eric Schlosser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. “Deeply reported, deeply frightening . . . a techno-thriller of the first order.” —Los Angeles Times “A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. . . . fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age.

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Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Science Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Defense Industry and Technology
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Laboratories written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Defense Industry and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harry Henderson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610693973
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Power written by Harry Henderson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy. In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health and environmentally irresponsible. Do the advantages of nuclear energy outweigh the risks, especially in light of the meltdown at the Fukushima plant in 2011? This guide provides both a comprehensive overview of this critical and controversial technology, presenting reference tools that include important facts and statistics, biographical profiles, a chronology, and a glossary. It covers major controversies and proposed solutions in detail and contains contributions by experts and important stakeholders that provide invaluable perspective on the topic.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems Subcommittee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 878 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program--1989 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1068 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atomic Energy Commission written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House Appropriations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1072 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commisstion Appropriation Bill written by United States. Congress. House Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works
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Total Pages : 1060 pages
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Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Bill, 1974 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: