Atomic testing in Mississippi
Subtitle: Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era
By: David Allen Burke
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780807145838; 9780807145845; 9780807145852; 9780807145869
Subjects: Nuclear arms control; Nuclear weapons; Underground nuclear explosions; Testing; Research; Detection; Mississippi Lamar County; Verification; History
Other titles: Project Dribble and the quest for nuclear weapons treaty verification in the Cold War era
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: I had no idea; title: Humble origins; title: Timber, oil, and atoms; title: The road to Dribble; title: Cowboy and the big hole theory; title: MITRC, MCEC, and the Tatum Decision; title: Salmon Run; title: Shoot that damn thing; title: A silver lining and a Miracle Play; title: Nuclear waste; title: Conclusion: costly success.