A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945-1963

by David M. Blades, Joseph M. Siracusa, Joseph M. Siracusa Deputy Dean of Global Studies The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Univer

As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century. This survey examines how and why the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1945 through 1963 and the resulting influence on key questions from normalization and de-normalization up to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442232005
• ISBN13: 9781442232006
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"