Project Plowshare - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Project Plowshare write by Scott Kaufman. This book was released on 2012-11-20. Project Plowshare available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Inspired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California's Radiation Laboratory began in 1957 a program they called Plowshare. Joined by like-minded government officials, scientists, and business leaders, champions of "peaceful nuclear explosions" maintained that they could create new elements and isotopes for general use, build storage facilities for water or fuel, mine ores, increase oil and natural gas production, generate heat for power production, and construct roads, harbors, and canals. By harnessing the power of the atom for nonmilitary purposes, Plowshare backers expected to protect American security, defend U.S. legitimacy and prestige, and ensure access to energy resources. Scott Kaufman's extensive research in nearly two dozen archives in three nations shows how science, politics, and environmentalism converged to shape the lasting conflict over the use of nuclear technology. Indeed, despite technological and strategic promise, Plowshare's early champions soon found themselves facing a vocal and powerful coalition of federal and state officials, scientists, industrialists, environmentalists, and average citizens. Skeptical politicians, domestic and international pressure to stop nuclear testing, and a lack of government funding severely restricted the program. By the mid-1970s, Plowshare was, in the words of one government official, "dead as a doornail." However, the thought of using the atom for peaceful purposes remains alive.
Nuclear Dynamite
Nuclear Dynamite - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nuclear Dynamite write by Trevor Findlay. This book was released on 1990. Nuclear Dynamite available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions write by . This book was released on 1959. Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Nuclear Weapons under International Law
Nuclear Weapons under International Law - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nuclear Weapons under International Law write by Gro Nystuen. This book was released on 2014-08-28. Nuclear Weapons under International Law available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nuclear Weapons under International Law is a comprehensive treatment of nuclear weapons under key international law regimes. It critically reviews international law governing nuclear weapons with regard to the inter-state use of force, international humanitarian law, human rights law, disarmament law, and environmental law, and discusses where relevant the International Court of Justice's 1996 Advisory Opinion. Unique in its approach, it draws upon contributions from expert legal scholars and international law practitioners who have worked with conventional and non-conventional arms control and disarmament issues. As a result, this book embraces academic consideration of legal questions within the context of broader political debates about the status of nuclear weapons under international law.
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions write by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. This book was released on 1960. Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
