Isbn: 9780295982557 - amchitka and the bomb: nuclear testing in alaska (15 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Pages clean, crisp, unmarked. Cover and jacket have light wear, with some rubbing along front fore edge of cover. Shipped promptly with tracking. HC4-6.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st. 166 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book explores why Amchitka island was used as a nuclear explosion test site, as well as examining the environmental consequences that followed the blasts. Previous owner lightly annotated a couple of pages in pencil including a signature on the first front end page, otherwise clean copy.…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0295982551. …

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Amchitka and the Bomb: Nuclear Testing in Alaska. Book.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Condizione: New. A contribution to Alaska s history and to the history of the American environmental movement&Uumlber den AutorDean W. KohlhoffInhaltsverzeichnisForewordPrefaceAmong the Many IslandsOn.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - More than a quarter-century has now passed since the United States set off the last of three underground atomic blasts in the remote wilderness of the Aleutian islands, off the coast of Alaska. Cannikin, as this third test was called, exploded as planned on November 6, 1971, on Amchitka Island. The first test, Project Long Shot (1965), was designed to determine whether the blast's shock waves could be distinguished from earthquakes. Milrow, the second (1969), and Cannikin were part of the U.S. anti-ballistic missile development program.Amchitka and the Bomb looks at how these nuclear explosions were planned and conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission, in spite of vehement protests by political and civilian groups. In addition to demonstrating the feasibility of a new generation of weapons, the government defended the nuclear tests on Amchitka as providing U.S. presidents, and especially Richard Nixon, with negotiating power to force the Soviet Union to accept a satisfactory arms limitation agreement.Dean Kohlhoff traces the enormous environmental impact of the blasts on the Aleutian wildlife refuge system. He also examines the social and political fallout from the tests on Aleut civilian populations. As the tests inexorably went forward, an emerging environmental movement was galvanized to action. Passionate but ultimately futile attempts to stop the blasts were made by such nascent groups as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and the Wilderness Society. Although Alaskan Aleuts sued to halt Cannikin and environmental groups joined them for an injunction against the test, a split U.S. Supreme Court eventually approved the 5.1-megaton explosion.Amchitka and the Bomb tells a harrowing story of the struggle of private citizens and small environmental groups to counter the weight of the federal government. It adds immeasurably to our understanding of the nuclear history of the United States. Its concise interweaving of the military, scientific, economic, and social implications surrounding the nuclear explosions on Amchitka Island exposes the unpleasant consequences of allowing treasured national values to become victim to political necessity. Kohlhoff has contributed a vital chapter to Alaska's history and to the history of the American environmental movement.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. x + 166 2 Maps.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. x + 166, 2 Maps, Index.

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. x + 166.