Britain and the H-Bomb

Britain and the H-Bomb
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780230599772
ISBN-13 : 023059977X
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Book Synopsis Britain and the H-Bomb by : L. Arnold

Download or read book Britain and the H-Bomb written by L. Arnold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-03-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences.


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