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Building the bombs : a history of the nuclear weapons complex /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loeber, Charles R.
Corporate Author: Sandia National Laboratories
Other Authors: Clark, Lorna Gail, Brittenham, Phil
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque, N.M. : Sandia National Laboratories, [2005]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Nuclear weapons > United States > History.
Nuclear weapons > History.
Table of 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.