| Description |
viii, 225 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Chain reactions -- The science and the scientists, 1895-1939 -- The first nuclear arms race, 1939-1943 -- Part II. Rapid assembly -- "One grand final exam day," 1943-1945 -- "I am become death" -- Part III. Two scorpions in a bottle -- Wasting assets, 1945-1952 -- The cross of iron -- Part IV. "We all breathe the same air" -- "Solution unsatisfactory" -- ANADYR -- Part V. The weapon of the weak -- The politics of parity -- Sweet dreams and suicide machines. |
| Subject |
Atomic bomb -- History.
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Atomic bomb. (OCoLC)fst00820568
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780765619853 (hardback ;) (alk. paper) |
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0765619857 (hardback ;) (alk. paper) |
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9780765619860 (pbk. ;) (alk. paper) |
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0765619865 (pbk. ;) (alk. paper) |
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9781315720814 (ebook) |
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1315720817 |
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