Building the bombs : a history of the nuclear weapons complex

Author

Charles R Loeber

Call Number

• SUDOC E 1.2:B 86/9 (CEN)

Edition

2nd ed.

Publication Information

Albuquerque, N.M. : Sandia National Laboratories, [2005]

Physical Description

xviii, 266 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Notes

Shipping list no.: 2006-0098-P.

Includes index.

The Superintendent of Documents number for this title is SUDOC E 1.2:B 86/9/2005

Document Storage holds earlier edition (2002)

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"SAND # 2005-5648 P"--T.p. verso.

Contents

• Einstein opens the door
• The Manhattan Project
• German atomic bomb program
• Espionage during the Manhattan Project
• Creating the Cold War
• Two scorpions in a bottle
• Tests and test sites
• Performance improvements
• To the brink
• Safety and security improvements
• Ending the Cold War
• Maintaining deterrence.