Screen LibraryThe nuclear express：a political history of the bomb and its proliferation
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Zenith Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Minneapolis |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 392 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780760335024 0760335028 |
| Index Number: | TJ91 |
| CLC: | TJ91-09 |
| Call Number: | TJ91-09/R326 |
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Donation. Includes bibliographical references and index. Big news: fission releases neutrons! -- Los Alamos: a first, but not the last -- The raids on Japan -- The U.S.S.R. and the United Kingdom: unintended partners -- First attempts at controls -- France and Israel: the apprentices -- China breaks the Europ Discusses the history of nuclear weapons and their proliferation since the discover of fission in 1938, covering the covert spread of technology around the world and post-Cold War geopolitical issues regarding the programs of countries such as Pakistan, |