A Short History of Nuclear Folly: Mad Scientists, Dithering Nazis, Lost Nukes, and Catastrophic Cover-Ups

by Rudolph Herzog

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In the spirit of Dr. Strangelove and The Atomic Caf , a blackly sardonic people's history of atomic blunders and near-misses revealing the hushed-up and forgotten episodes in which the great powers gambled with catastrophe Rudolph Herzog, the acclaimed author of Dead Funny , presents a devastating account of history's most irresponsible uses of nuclear technology. From the rarely-discussed nightmare of "Broken Arrows" (40 nuclear weapons lost during...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1612191738

ISBN13:9781612191737

Release Date:April 2013

Publisher:Melville House Publishing

Length:252 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.8"

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Energy Production & Extraction Engineering Environmental Policy History Politics & Government Technology

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