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The nuclear age / editor Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.
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Book
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English
Published/Created
Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc., ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2023]
©2023
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2 volumes (xix, 652 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
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TK9145 .N835 2023
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Nuclear energy
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Defining documents in world history
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Summary note
"Before 1945, the nations of the world could safely assume that any wars fought between them would be damaging but not annihilating. That changed with the deployment of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.The nuclear era challenged previous assumptions about war and peace, as political leaders were forced to ponder how nuclear war could be fought, how it could be prevented, and what the meaning of victory, defense, and survival were. With the Cold War between the Soviets and Western nations growing, one key guiding principle became deterrence through strength, resulting in massive buildups of nuclear arsenals: enough weapons were present to destroy the world a thousand time over.Along with lingering fears of mass destruction, the nuclear age brought with it serious efforts to reduce nuclear capabilities in order to ensure the survival of the planet. It also brought the promise of nuclear energy, a promise fraught with numerous obstacles regarding safety and security. In recent years new concerns have arisen around the spread of nuclear technology and the potential for "dirty bombs."These volumes explore the development of nuclear technology and its use in military weapons and power generation. Documents examined include policy statements, international agreements, threat assessments, reports by watchdog organizations, historical accounts, political speeches, and more."-- From publisher's website.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-646) and index.
Contents
Volume 1: Publisher's Note. Editor's Introduction. Contributors. The Atomic Age Begins. Albert Einstein's Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Letter to Robert Oppenheimer regarding a "Special Laboratory" in New Mexico
A Petition to the President Regarding the Atomic Bomb
President Truman's Announcement of the Hiroshima Bombing
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Nature of an Atomic Explosion
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Selection of the Target
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Main Conclusions
The Early Cold War and Nuclear Weapons. Declaration on the Atomic Bomb
Atomic Energy and International Trade
NATO Treaty
Atomic Explosion in the USSR
International Control of Atomic Energy
NSC 68: "United States Objectives and Programs for National Security"
Statement by President Truman upon Signing the Mutual Security Act
"The Chance for Peace"
Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea
A "New Look" at National Defense Policy
"Atoms for Peace"
Warsaw Pact
Launching of the Sputnik Satellite
Eisenhower on Science in National Security
Documents Relating to Project Chariot
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
Antarctic Treaty
The Red Scare and Atomic Spies. Testimony of Whittaker Chambers (Excerpted)
Klaus Fuchs Statement of Guilt
Senator Joseph McCarthy's Speech to the Republican Women's Club of Wheeling, West Virginia
Rosenberg Case Excerpts
In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy
To the Nuclear Brink and Back. The U-2 Spy-Plane Incident--Excerpts of a Speech by Khrushchev
Eisenhower's Speech on the Military-Industrial Complex
Telegram from the US Mission in Berlin regarding the Sealing-off of East Berlin
JFK: "We Choose to Go to the Moon"
JFK on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba
JFK: "A Strategy of Peace"
Limited Test Ban Treaty.
Volume 2: Treaty on the Exploration and Use of Outer Space. Robert McNamara Speech on US Nuclear Strategy
Community Fallout Shelter Plan
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Nuclear Accidents Measures Agreement
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (SALT I)
SALT II
Jimmy Carter on the Three Mile Island Incident
The End of History?. From The Fate of the Earth
Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech
Able Archer '83: The Soviet "War Scare"
Reagan on the Strategic Defense Initiative
Extraordinary Session of the Soviet Politburo concerning the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program and US Security Assistance
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
START I and START II
Agreed Framework between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Nuclear World Order Now. Intelligence Report on Iraq's Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction
Colin Powell on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction
Hans Blix on U.N. Weapons Inspection Efforts in Iraq
"Mission to Niger" and the Valerie Plame Affair
"A World Free of Nuclear Weapons"
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Status Report
Joint Statement regarding the Iran Nuclear Accord
Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Marshall Islands Nuclear Commission Statement regarding Victims
Doomsday Clock 75th Anniversary
Resolution regarding Threats to the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Fusion Announced
Appendixes. Chronological List
Web Resources
Bibliography
Index.
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ISBN
9781637004005 ((set))
9781637004012 ((volume 1))
9781637004029 ((volume 2))
1637004001 ((set))
163700401X ((volume 1))
1637004028 ((volume 2))
OCLC
1345512880
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