Behind the fog : how the U.S. Cold War radiological weapons program exposed innocent Americans / Lis...
Behind the fog : how the U.S. Cold War radiological weapons program exposed innocent Americans / Lis...
Behind the fog : how the U.S. Cold War radiological weapons program exposed innocent Americans / Lisa Martino-Taylor.
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
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G 2018/0146
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 211 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Atomic world (culture of secrecy ; Manhattan Project,Phase 2, Radiological ; Weapons experimentation) -- 2. Radium legacy -- 3. Blinded by science -- 4. Militarized Academy (Stanford University) -- 5. Structure of deceit (PHS, NIH, and embedded studies ; Fernald School) -- 6. Military analogs (Hi...
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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This is the first in-depth, comprehensive examination of the United States' Cold War radiological weapons program. The book examines controversial military-sponsored studies and field trials using radioactive "simulants" that exposed American civilians to radiation and other hazardous substances without their knowledge or consent during the Cold Wa...
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Behind the fog : how the U.S. Cold War radiological weapons program exposed innocent Americans / Lisa Martino-Taylor.
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How the U.S. Cold War radiological weapons program exposed innocent Americans
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-200) and index.
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G 2018/0146
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74VKVGAXwBlg
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ISBN
1138239666 hardcover
9781138239678 paperback
1138239674 paperback
9781138239661 hardcover
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355.820973
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991024154646202626
