Research Catalog

Title

Atomic testing in Mississippi [electronic resource] : Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era / David Allen Burke.

Author

Burke, David Allen, 1967-

Publication

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2012.

Details

Description

1 online resource (ix, 194 p.) : ill., maps.

Uniform Title

Atomic testing in Mississippi (Online)

Alternative Title

• Atomic testing in Mississippi (Online)
• Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era

Subject

• Nuclear arms control > Verification > History
• Nuclear weapons > Testing > Detection > Research > History
• Underground nuclear explosions > Detection > Research > History
• Underground nuclear explosions > Mississippi > History
• Lamar County, Mississippi > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Introduction: I had no idea -- Humble origins -- Timber, oil, and atoms -- The road to Dribble -- Cowboy and the big hole theory -- MITRC, MCEC, and the Tatum Decision -- Salmon Run -- Shoot that damn thing -- A silver lining and a Miracle Play -- Nuclear waste -- Conclusion: costly success.

LCCN

2012006530

OCLC

ssj0000830768

Author

Burke, David Allen, 1967-

Title

Atomic testing in Mississippi [electronic resource] : Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era / David Allen Burke.

Imprint

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2012.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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