Author: Max Walmer
Publisher: Salamander Books
ISBN: 9780861013777
Category : Nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Author: David Hobbs
Publisher: Salamander Books
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Fortæller om forhistorien og tankegangen bag stjernekrigsprojekterne, herunder om den nuværende og den forventede teknologiske udvikling.

Author: Max Walmer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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A directory of the world's strategic weapons and launch systems.

Author: Norman Polmar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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From the John Holmes Library collection.

Author: Graham Smith
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781510756434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Learn about the evolution of weapons by studying the design of the Civil War weapons cataloged in this attractive full-color reference book. More than three million Americans fought in the Civil War and over six hundred thousand men, or two percent of the population, died in this dreadful conflict. Its impact is still felt today, for the war shaped our nation, and our national character. Studying the weapons used by both the Union army and Confederate forces tells an intriguing story of its own. The well-equipped Union army had access to the best of the industrial North's manufacturing output. By contrast, the South had to get by with imported arms and locally made copies of patented weapons. But the pressure of war quickly led to improvements in both sides' firearms. A War that began with single-shot horse pistols ended with multi-shot revolvers. Poignant archive photography is used throughout the book, showing the weapons in contemporary action, and placing them in their Civil War context. While evocative paintings by renowned Civil War artist Don Troiani bring the battlefield action to life.

Author: Max Walmer
Publisher: Prentice Hall Direct
ISBN: 9780134510484
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 117

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Presents specifications, capabilities, and illustrations of the major weapons used by international elite forces

Author: Ray Bonds
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780139387470
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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Shows and describes American tanks, self-propelled artillery, rockets, missiles, mortars, small arms, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, bombers, fighters, and reconaissance aircraft.

Author: Dr. C. Phillips
Publisher: Polygon
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Fremføringsmidler; Rækkevidder; Effektivitet; Magtbalance; Rustningsudgifter; Kriser, konflikter; Nedrustningsforhandlinger; Våbenkontrol; Civilforsvar.

Author:
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801862298
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Describes in text and pictures weapons used through the ages, from the stones of prehistoric man to the bombs of modern times.

Author: Eric Schlosser
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101638664
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 702

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The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. “A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine “Perilous and gripping . . . Schlosser skillfully weaves together an engrossing account of both the science and the politics of nuclear weapons safety.” —San Francisco Chronicle A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age.