Britain and the H-bomb / Lorna Arnold, with Katherine Pyne ; foreword by Lawrence Freedman.
Britain and the H-bomb / Lorna Arnold, with Katherine Pyne ; foreword by Lawrence Freedman.
Britain and the H-bomb / Lorna Arnold, with Katherine Pyne ; foreword by Lawrence Freedman.
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, c2001.
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N355.82511/ 3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 273 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Lawrence Freedman -- Pt. I. Setting the Agenda -- 1. Stellar forces -- 2. The first superbomb project - the United States -- 3. The second superbomb project - the Soviet Union -- Pt. II. Britain and the Thermonuclear Question -- 4. What must Britain do? -- 5. A general instruction from th...
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, c2001.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
"This book, written with access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb, from Cabinet Room and conference table to laboratory, workshop and test range. It describes the work of the scientists and engineers, their personalities and motivations, and vividly presents the weapons' trials at Christmas Island and Harold Macmillan...
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Full title
Britain and the H-bomb / Lorna Arnold, with Katherine Pyne ; foreword by Lawrence Freedman.
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2001.
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N355.82511/ 3
Record Identifier
74VvbkRwNa7O
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ISBN
0333947428(pbk.) :
9780333736852
0333736850
9780312235185 (hardback)
0312235186 (hardback)
9780333736852(cased) :
0333736850(cased) :
9780333947425(pbk.) :
DDC
355.8251190941
MMS ID
991014922229702626
