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In Atomic Blackmail? Simon Bennett examines the very real possibility of the 'weaponisation' of nuclear facilities during the Russia-Ukraine War.
The War is being fought in proximity to nuclear facilities and working nuclear power stations, including the six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Europe's largest, and the decommissioned four-reactor Chernobyl NPP that, in 1986, suffered a catastrophic failure that released radioactive contamination...
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This book explores the history of the Atomic Bomb in World War II and uncovers Robert Oppenheimer's mysterious role as its visionary leader. As the world plunged into war, Oppenheimer found himself at the centre of a moral and scientific dilemma. Could science save humanity, or would it be its downfall? With gripping narratives and meticulous research, this book takes you on a riveting journey from the Manhattan Project to the Atomic Bombings at Hiroshima...
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While a nuclear strike would require action, environmental catastrophe is partially defined by willful inaction in response to human-induced climate change. Denial of the facts is only half the equation. Other contributing factors include extreme techniques for the extraction of remaining carbon deposits, the elimination of agricultural land for bio-fuel, the construction of dams, and the destruction of forests that are crucial for carbon sequestration.
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4) Dead hand
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When an unforeseen asteroid strikes Siberia with the force of a thousand Hiroshimas, it triggers Dead Hand, the ultimate defense mechanism developed by the Soviets at the height of the Cold War.
The missiles are pointing at the United States and its European allies, and ultra-nationalist General Likatchev is willing to use them as blackmail to topple the government in Moscow and return Russia to her status as world power.
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S. S. Schweber (1928–2017) was professor emeritus of physics and the Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas at Brandeis University and an associate in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University. He was a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include Einstein for the 21st Century: His Legacy in Science, Art, and Modern Culture and QED and the Men Who Made It (both...
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"We are thus not only the first country in the world with the capability to produce nuclear weapons that chose not to do so, we are also the first nuclear armed country to have chosen to divest itself of nuclear weapons."--Pierre Trudeau, United Nations, 26 May 1978. From 1963 to 1984, US nuclear warheads armed Canadian weapons systems in both Canada and West Germany. It is likely that during the early part of this period, the Canadian military was...
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On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed First Lightning, exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. The startling event was not simply a technical experiment that confirmed the ability of the Soviet Union to build nuclear bombs during a period when the United States held a steadfast monopoly; it was also an international event that marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the two superpowers.
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 12
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The destruction of a Russian air base by robotic U.S. warplanes has reawakenedthe bear -- and America must pay a terrible price. In retaliation, Russia's leader launches the most devastating military sneak attack since Pearl Harbor, decimating America's strategic air forces. Now an embattled U.S. president must choose between two horrific scenarios: a cease-fire on the enemy's terms ... or respond with every weapon in the nation's arsenal, possibly...
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Between 1946 and 1958, the U.S. conducted some 66 nuclear bomb tests in the Marshall Islands. In 1959, this scattering of coral atolls was again chosen as the testing site for a new generation of weapons-long-range missiles fired in the U.S. Then in 1984 a missile fired from California was intercepted by one from Kwajalein atoll: SDI, or Star Wars, was declared a realizable dream. As military researcher Owen Wilkes has noted: "If we could shut down...
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In Japan, "hibakusha" means "the people affected by the explosion--specifically, the explosion of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945. In this classic study, winner of the 1969 National Book Award in Science, Lifton studies the psychological effects of the bomb on 90,000 survivors. He sees this analysis as providing a last chance to understand--and be motivated to avoid--nuclear war. This compassionate treatment is a significant contribution to the...
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En los años 50, el gran temor se llamaba Guerra Nuclear.
Para la Unión Soviética contar con un bastión comunista tan cerca de la frontera americana era un sueño hecho realidad. A principios de los 60, hubo grandes tensiones entre americanos y soviéticos. Además de la desastrosa pérdida de vidas y dignidad en la Bahía de Cochinos, sucedió algo más. La línea se marcaba firmemente en la arena. El mundo estaba al borde de una guerra nuclear....
13) Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space
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The summer of 1958 was a nerve-racking time. Ever since the Soviet Union proved that it possessed an operational intercontinental ballistic missile with the launch of Sputnik, the world watched anxiously as the two superpowers engaged in a game of nuclear one-upmanship. Tensions escalated between the United States and the Soviet Union over their respective nuclear weapons reserves, both sides desperate for a solution to the threat of the massive,...
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Iran's Nuclear Core details how the nuclear weapons program is at the heart, and not in parallel, to the civil nuclear program of Iran. The program is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) since the beginning, and the main nuclear sites and nuclear research facilities have been hidden from the eyes of the United Nations nuclear watchdog.
The manuscript details the function of the civil program as a support and cover structure for the...
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Finally, a concise, but comprehensive narrative of the geopolitics and atomic research that led to the creation of the Manhattan Project-the American effort to develop and deploy the atomic bomb during World War II. Written by two award-winning authors, who together have more, than a century of direct experience with the subject, this book is unlike any other. A key component of the Manhattan Project was the development of the massive Hanford Site...
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An epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding: the monumental race to build the first atomic weapons. Rich in personality, action, confrontation, and deception, The First War of Physics is the first fully realized popular account of the race to build humankind's most destructive weapon. The book draws on declassified material, such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded soviet messages cracked by American cryptographers...
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Based on reliable information obtained by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) network inside Iran, a top-secret committee is in charge of drafting the answers to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding the Possible Military Dimensions (PMD) of Tehran's nuclear program. Top officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) comprise the committee's key members. They have...
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Oklahoma might seem like an unexpected place for Cold War tensions to boil over, but the state played a key role in a conflict that threatened global annihilation. Altus Air Force Base served as a hub for twelve intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites; in 1964, a missile housed at the Frederick site exploded, although the nuclear warhead remained unaffected. Ordinary citizens lived under the shadow of nuclear war as well. A former OU faculty...
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Discover the captivating story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific visionary behind the atomic bomb, in the Oppenheimer Book Bundle. This meticulously curated collection takes you on a thrilling journey through the Manhattan Project, the Trinity Test, and the profound impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Delve into the life and work of one of history's most influential figures and explore the complex ethical considerations and lasting...
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Bikini, atoll perdu dans l'immensité de l'océan Pacifique évoque davantage un Paradis mythique qu'un effroyable désastre environnemental.
Pourtant, en 1954, les Américains y expérimentèrent leur bombe H et irradièrent la population locale ainsi que l'équipage d'un thonier japonais, Le Dragon chanceux.
Ce drame sert de trame à la confrontation entre un Japon vaincu et exsangue mais pétri de traditions et une Amérique victorieuse, sûre...
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