Screen LibraryImaginary weapons：a journey through the Pentagon's scientific underworld
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| Published: |
Nation Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, N.Y. |
| Publication Dates: | c2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxviii, 276 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1560258497 9781560258490 |
| Index Number: | E920 |
| CLC: |
E920 E712.39 |
| Call Number: | E712.39/W423 |
| Contents: |
Includes index. The gateway -- Mickey Mouse's hand grenade -- From Romania with love -- The secret life of the isomer weapon -- Deep in the heart of Los Alamos -- The dental x-ray goes to war -- Do you believe in isomers? -- Hafnium comes to Washington -- Scary things come in small packages -- Isomers hit prime time -- A bomb and a prayer -- The mother of all dirty bombs -- Fringe science takes flight -- Welcome to the far side -- Boom or bust. |