商品簡介
The story of U. S. nuclear testing between 1945 and 1963 is a vivid and exciting one, but also one of profound importance. It is a story of trailblazing scientific progress, weapons of mass destruction, superpower rivalry, accidents, radiological contamination, politics, and diplomacy. The testing of weapons that defined the course and consequences of the Cold War was itself a crucial dimension to the narrative of that conflict. Further, the central question of why conduct nuclear tests was debated among politicians, generals, civilians, and scientists. A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963 focuses on this question and on the United States as it was the first nation to test and use nuclear weapons. The U.S. also has remained ahead of all other powers in achieving significant testing milestones and has conducted more nuclear tests than any other nuclear power.
作者簡介
Joseph M. Siracusa is Professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy associate dean of international studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia. American-born, he is the author and co-author of many books, including Real-World Nuclear Deterrence: The Making of International Strategy (with David G. Coleman); Diplomacy: A Very Short Introduction; Globalization and Human Security (with Paul Battersby; Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).
David M. Blades, PhD, is a researcher at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne.
