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A History Of The United States Atomic Energy Commission
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Author : Richard G. Hewlett
language : en
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Release Date : 1969
A History Of The United States Atomic Energy Commission written by Richard G. Hewlett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Nuclear energy categories.
A History Of The United States Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Shield 1947
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language : en
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Release Date : 1990
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Forging The Atomic Shield
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Author : Roger M. Anders
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2018-02-01
Forging The Atomic Shield written by Roger M. Anders and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Soon after his appointment as chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1950, Gordon E. Dean began an office diary composed primarily of notes from his telephone conversations. The diary contains Dean's accounts of the mobilization of atomic energy for the Korean War, the decision to conduct atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the U.S., the development and testing of the first thermonuclear device, the decisions to erect vast plants for the production of atomic weapons, the Rosenberg atom spy case, and other critical issues. Originally published in 1987. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
A History Of The United States Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Shield 1947
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Author : Richard G. Hewlett
language : en
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Release Date : 1969
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Atomic Shield
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Author : Atomic Energy Commission
language : en
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Release Date : 2017-12
Atomic Shield written by Atomic Energy Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12 with categories.
This is the second volume of the highly regarded official history of the birth of the atomic age and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) dealing with the years from 1947 through 1952. Atomic Shield, the second volume in a historical series, begins in January, 1947, when the Commission assumed responsibility for the nation's atomic energy program; it ends with the detonation of the first thermonuclear device and the Presidential election in November, 1952. Thus it covers in a political sense most of the Truman Administration and in the international realm the chaotic years of the Marshall Plan, the Berlin blockade, and the Korean War. In 1947 the nation's atomic energy establishment amounted to little more than the remnants of the military organization and facilities which had produced the world's first atomic weapons. By the end of 1952 the Commission's domain included an arsenal of nuclear weapons, a refurbished and greatly enlarged complex of research and production facilities, and a dozen experimental or research reactors. CHAPTER 1 * TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY * Historical setting * CHAPTER 2 * UNCERTAIN MANDATE * CHAPTER 3 * FIRST VENTURE * Weapon research and production, early 1947 * CHAPTER 4 * PEACEFUL IMAGE * accelerators and basic research; Clinton crisis, December, 1947 * CHAPTER 5 * CALL TO ARMS * early plans for Sandstone tests; production at Hanford and Oak Ridge; response to growing crisis in Europe * CHAPTER 6 * NUCLEAR ARSENAL * raw materials procurement; progress at Los Alamos and Sandia, 1948; new weapon requirements * CHAPTER 7 * ATOMIC POWER: QUANDARY AND QUAGMIRE * aircraft and naval propulsion; Wilson's reactor plan; reactor safeguards; Hafstad and four-reactor program, 1948-1949 * CHAPTER 8 * RESEARCH: NEW APPROACHES TO A NEW AGE * high-energy physics, 1946-1948; discovery of transplutonium elements; radiation biology and studies in Japan; meson; bevatron and cosmotron; radioisotopes, cancer research, and studies of radiation effects * CHAPTER 9 * COOPERATION WITH BRITISH: UNTANGLING ALLIANCE * exchanging technical information * CHAPTER 10 * COOPERATION WITH BRITISH: ANXIETY AND TENSION * Cyril Smith affair and breakdown of cooperation; formulating a new policy, 1948-1949; search for Congressional support, 1949; negotiations with British, autumn, 1949; Fuchs and failure, 1950 * CHAPTER 11 * ART OF ADMINISTRATION * Hickenlooper investigations, summer, 1949 * CHAPTER 12 * DECISION OF DESTINY * Soviet detonation, August, 1949; detection and decision to announce, September, 1949; pressure for superweapon; Lilienthal's decision to resign; Joint Committee initiatives; Presidential decision, January 31, 1950 * CHAPTER 13 * TWILIGHT ZONE, FEBRUARY-JUNE, 1950 * decisions on weapons development; reactor development for defense; plans for producing nuclear materials; place of basic and independent research in national security; declining prospects for Super at Los Alamos * CHAPTER 14 * CHANGING PATTERNS OF ADMINISTRATION * Changing role of Commissioners, 1949-1950; search for a new chairman, 1950; labor relations, 1949- 1950; changing requirements in security to 1950; community policy, 1947-1950; Dean's appointment as chairman and Wilson's resignation; labor and security in Korean war * CHAPTER 15 * SCIENCE: SHIELD OF FREE WORLD? * Impact of Korean war on research and development, 1950; reactors for military; new goals for reactor development, 1951; research in shadow of war; advances in high-energy physics, chemistry, radiation biology, and genetics; reactors for propulsion, plutonium production, and power generation; Oppenheimer's retirement * CHAPTER 16 * QUEST FOR SUPER * difficulties in developing Super; Savannah River and Paducah sites; effects of Chinese intervention in Korea; Ulam, Teller; a break in civilian custody of weapons * CHAPTER 17 * FORGING ATOMIC SHIELD * demands for more production, construction at Hanford and Savannah River; debate on a second laboratory; production: "How much is enough?"
Forging The Atomic Shield
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Author : Gordon E. Dean
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Forging The Atomic Shield written by Gordon E. Dean and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Forging the Atomic Shield: Excerpts From the Office Diary of Gordon E. Dean
Atomic Shield A History Of The United States Atomic Energy Commission Aec Volume Ii 1947 1952 Terrible Responsibility Call To Arms Nuclear Arsenal Quest For The Super Hydrogen Bomb
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Atomic Shield A History Of The United States Atomic Energy Commission Aec Volume Ii 1947 1952 Terrible Responsibility Call To Arms Nuclear Arsenal Quest For The Super Hydrogen Bomb written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Saddam Hussein S Nuclear Vision
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Author : Norman L. Cigar
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2011
Saddam Hussein S Nuclear Vision written by Norman L. Cigar and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Iraq categories.
This study examines why Saddam Hussein pursued nuclear weapons and, as a basic aspect of that question, how he might have employed that capability had he acquired it, whether for deterrence, warfighting, or something else. As the key decision maker in Iraq, Saddam's own thinking was central. His perception of regional threats, primarily from Iran and Israel, were a prime motivator. In addition, Saddam viewed acquiring nuclear weapons as a potent vehicle to help legitimize his regime and burnish his personal image as leader both at home and in the Arab World, as a modernizer and defender of national interests. A better understanding of the Iraqi case can also clarify the enduring issues related to how regional leaders may view nuclear weapons in this world of looming proliferation.
Radiation Shields And Shielding
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Author : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Radiation Shields And Shielding written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Shielding (Radiation) categories.
Included are 687 selected references to unclassified reports and scientific journal literature on radiation shields and shielding. Author, report number, and subject indexes are also included.
Saddam Hussein S Nuclear Vision
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Author : Norman Cigar
language : en
Publisher: Marine Corps Association
Release Date : 2011-12
Saddam Hussein S Nuclear Vision written by Norman Cigar and has been published by Marine Corps Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12 with History categories.
This study examines why Saddam Hussein pursued nuclear weapons and, as a basic aspect of that question, how he might have employed that capability had he acquired it, whether for deterrence, warfighting, or something else. As the key decision maker in Iraq, Saddam's own thinking was central. His perception of regional threats, primarily from Iran and Israel,were a prime motivator. In addition, Saddam viewed acquiring nuclear weapons as a potent vehicle to help legitimize his regime and burnish his personal image as leader both at home and in the Arab World, as a modernizer and defender of national interests.A better understanding of the Iraqi case can also clarify the enduring issues related to how regional leaders may view nuclear weapons in this world of looming proliferation. Overall, this study suggests that any trend toward nuclear proliferation could contribute to destabilizing effects--as was the case with Iraq--and argues for the desirability of continuing vigorous international efforts to halt or slow proliferation.