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FRENCHMAN FLAT: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs

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FRENCHMAN FLAT: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs

Recounts the science, politics, and human experience of those who developed nuclear weapons, suffered the consequences, and fought for and against arms control between the 1940s and 1990s. The throughline of this vast, complex story is a 37-kiloton atomic bomb dubbed "Priscilla" that was exploded at Frenchman Flat, Nevada, in 1957. Illus.

Format: Hardbound
Pages: 454
Publisher: Belknap
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780674300354
Item #: 9502173

Published at $29.95 Your Price $22.95 (Save $7)

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