The Nuclear Age 1945-2011
Author | : Ken Webb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-05-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780645146264 |
Year 12 HSC Modern History Text
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Author | : Ken Webb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-05-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780645146264 |
Year 12 HSC Modern History Text
Author | : Dick van Lente |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2012-10-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137086181 |
The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges.
Author | : Melanie Brewis |
Publisher | : Heinemann |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Nuclear weapons |
ISBN | : 9780868639468 |
Author | : David D. Caron |
Publisher | : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Total Pages | : 636 |
Release | : 2014-07-17 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9004279989 |
The advent of the nuclear age in 1945 fundamentally altered the course of human events. The oceans are not the focus of the nuclear age, but the affairs of the oceans are deeply woven into the history of that age. Knowledge of what the nuclear age has meant for the oceans, however, is highly fragmented and there exists a surprising gap in research on the impact of the nuclear age on the oceans and on ocean law and policy. Ranging from dumped wastes to transportation to security, this study frames the complex multidimensional set of relationships between the oceans and the nuclear age and illuminates patterns of impact and response in ocean law. This timely expanded edition includes a new chapter by Lt. Todd Hutchins, USN, on “Nuclear Risks in Coastal Areas: Legal and Regulatory Responses.” It provides a full discussion of the 2011 coastal Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster, together with analysis more generally of the challenges to the environment and to the legal order globally that are posed by coastal siting of nuclear power plants.
Author | : Shane J. Maddock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Cold War |
ISBN | : 9780618007370 |
[TofC cont.] Nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War era: Nuclear nonprolification policy and the maintenance of American hegemony / S.J. Maddock; Nuclear porlification as the greatest post-Cold War National security threat / P.A. Clausen; Popular culture and the post-Cold War transformation of the nuclear menace / P. Boyer and E. Idsvoog; Struggle over America's nuclear legacy / M.S. Sherry. [This book] presents essays that address a broad range of post-World War II nuclear issues. The topics range from a discussion of the decision to drop the atomic bomb, to a critical assessment of deterrence theory, to the environmental and cultural fallout from our use of nuclear weapons and nuclear power.... This collection ... allows students of history to interpret and evaluate the issues, participants, and events for themselves. -Back cover.
Author | : Reader's Digest |
Publisher | : Reader's Digest Association |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2012-04-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780276445224 |
This series tells the epic story of that human search for new knowledge - just the way it happened, but with the benefit of hindsight. It places the exploits of inventors, entrepreneurs and scientists in the context of their times.
Author | : Laura Hein |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1997-01-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780765631640 |
The development and use of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki number among the formative national experiences for both Japanese and Americans as well as for 20th-century Japan-US relations. This volume explores the way in which the bomb has shaped the self-image of both peoples.
Author | : Michael Shally-Jensen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Atomic bomb |
ISBN | : 9781637004036 |
"Before 1945, the nations of the world could safely assume that any wars fought between them would be damaging but not annihilating. That changed with the deployment of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.The nuclear era challenged previous assumptions about war and peace, as political leaders were forced to ponder how nuclear war could be fought, how it could be prevented, and what the meaning of victory, defense, and survival were. With the Cold War between the Soviets and Western nations growing, one key guiding principle became deterrence through strength, resulting in massive buildups of nuclear arsenals: enough weapons were present to destroy the world a thousand time over. Along with lingering fears of mass destruction, the nuclear age brought with it serious efforts to reduce nuclear capabilities in order to ensure the survival of the planet. It also brought the promise of nuclear energy, a promise fraught with numerous obstacles regarding safety and security. In recent years new concerns have arisen around the spread of nuclear technology and the potential for 'dirty bombs.' These volumes explore the development of nuclear technology and its use in military weapons and power generation. Documents examined include policy statements, international agreements, threat assessments, reports by watchdog organizations, historical accounts, political speeches, and more"--
Author | : Wayne C. McWilliams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 493 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Developing countries |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alex Wellerstein |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 2021-04-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 022602038X |
"Nuclear weapons, since their conception, have been the subject of secrecy. In the months after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the American scientific establishment, the American government, and the American public all wrestled with what was called the "problem of secrecy," wondering not only whether secrecy was appropriate and effective as a means of controlling this new technology but also whether it was compatible with the country's core values. Out of a messy context of propaganda, confusion, spy scares, and the grave counsel of competing groups of scientists, what historian Alex Wellerstein calls a "new regime of secrecy" was put into place. It was unlike any other previous or since. Nuclear secrets were given their own unique legal designation in American law ("restricted data"), one that operates differently than all other forms of national security classification and exists to this day. Drawing on massive amounts of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time at the author's request, Restricted Data is a narrative account of nuclear secrecy and the tensions and uncertainty that built as the Cold War continued. In the US, both science and democracy are pitted against nuclear secrecy, and this makes its history uniquely compelling and timely"--