A history of nuclear weapons, from the Manhattan Project which built the atomic bombs, to the "Mike" test which paved the way for the hydrogen bomb, to the "war on terror" which sought an entire new generation of "earth-penetrating" nuclear weapons. From official histories and declassified reports. Over 75 photos and illustrations.
Language
English
Pages
449
Format
Kindle Edition
Hell's Fire: A Documentary History of the American Atomic and Thermonuclear Weapons Projects, From Hiroshima to the Cold War and the War on Terror
A history of nuclear weapons, from the Manhattan Project which built the atomic bombs, to the "Mike" test which paved the way for the hydrogen bomb, to the "war on terror" which sought an entire new generation of "earth-penetrating" nuclear weapons. From official histories and declassified reports. Over 75 photos and illustrations.