Britain and the H-Bomb

Name: Britain and the H-Bomb
Author: Lorna Arnold

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Paperback, 273 blz. | Engels

Palgrave Macmillan | 2001

ISBN13: 9780333947425

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Hoofdrubriek : Geschiedenis, Mens en maatschappij

Palgrave Macmillan e druk, 2001 9780333947425

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This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences.

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ISBN13:9780333947425

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:273

Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan

Verschijningsdatum:27-3-2001

Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis, Mens en maatschappij

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List of Plates
Foreword by Lawrence Freedman
Preface

PART I: SETTING THE AGENDA
Stellar Forces The First Superbomb Project: The United States The Second Superbomb Project: The Soviet Union

PART II: BRITAIN AND THE THERMONUCLEAR QUESTION
What Must Britain Do? A General Instruction from the Government

PART III: BRITAIN'S RESPONSE
Aldermaston and the Weaponers The Megaton Mission Captain Cook's Coral Island Racing Against Time

PART IV: THE PACIFIC TRIALS
The First Trial: Grapple 'We Shall Have To Do It All Again': Grapple X Britain's Biggest Explosion: Grapple Y Mission Accomplished: Grapple Z

PART V: A SPECIAL NUCLEAR RELATIONSHIP
The Great Prize Some Questions and Answers

Appendices Notes and References Select
Bibliography
Index