Grappling with the bomb
| Titel: | Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, 2017 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 383 Seiten) : Illustrations |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
Pacific series |
| ISBN: | 9781760461386 ; 1760461385 ; 9781760461379 ; 1760461377 ; 1760461385 ; 9781760461379 |
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| Bemerkung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-373) and index |
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| Zusammenfassung: |
Grappling with the Bomb is a history of Britain's 1950s program to test the hydrogen bomb, code name Operation Grapple. In 1957-58, nine atmospheric nuclear tests were held at Malden Island and Christmas Island--today, part of the Pacific nation of Kiribati. Nearly 14,000 troops travelled to the central Pacific for the UK nuclear testing program--many are still living with the health and environmental consequences. Based on archival research and interviews with nuclear survivors, Grappling with the Bomb presents i-Kiribati woman Sui Kiritome, British pacifist Harold Steele, businessman James Burns, Fijian sailor Paul Ah Poy, English volunteers Mary and Billie Burgess and many other witnesses to Britain's nuclear folly. |
