Building the bombs : a history of the nuclear weapons complex / Charles R. Loeber ; edited by Lorna Gail Clark and Phil Brittenham ; illustrated by Michael Townsend ; designed by Jan Gaunce.
| Author/creator | Loeber, Charles R. |
| Other author | Clark, Lorna Gail. |
| Other author | Brittenham, Phillip W. |
| Other author | Sandia National Laboratories. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Albuquerque, N.M. : Sandia National Laboratories, 2012, ©2002. |
| Description | xviii, 266 pages : illustrations (some color), map, portrait, charts ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Read online (in color) |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | History of the nuclear weapons complex |
| 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 -- Epilogue -- Appendices. |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 2013-0093-P. |
| General note | "SAND # 2012-7878P"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Funding information | "Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000."--P. iv. |
| GPO item number | 0429-A |
| Govt. docs number | E 1.2:B 86/9/2012 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | Fed Docs Stacks | E 1.2:B 86/9/2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |