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Dutton
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Annie Jacobsen's...
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English
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After being called up for National Service in July 1960, twenty-year-old Chas Hall joined the RAF and signed on to extend his time for an extra three years becoming a regular serviceman. Following initial training, he became a wireless operator and served at RAF Mildenhall. It was shortly after this that he got his first foreign posting in late 1961 to Christmas Island. It was on this island, that Chas encountered the horrors of nuclear testing. In...
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Language
English
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Join Stanley R. Luther, known as Stan, on an extraordinary journey through a life defined by a love for aviation. With over 13,000 flight hours, Stan's passion for flying was ignited amidst the Dust Bowl in the Midwest, propelling him into the skies instead of the fields. From Navy service in World War II to Air Force piloting, including bombers, fighter jets, and Vietnam reconnaissance planes, his career was nothing short of exhilarating. Stan's...
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