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4. THE SECRET, THE MASTER, AND THE MONSTER

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. PREFACE vii
  4. 1. RADIOACTIVE HOPES 1
  5. 2. RADIOACTIVE FEARS 11
  6. 3. RADIUM: ELIXIR OR POISON? 22
  7. 4. THE SECRET, THE MASTER, AND THE MONSTER 32
  8. 5. THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS 45
  9. 6. THE NEWS FROM HIROSHIMA 55
  10. 7. NATIONAL DEFENSES 70
  11. 8. ATOMS FOR PEACE 79
  12. 9. GOOD AND BAD ATOMS 88
  13. 10. THE NEW BLASPHEMY 96
  14. 11. DEATH DUST 110
  15. 12. THE IMAGINATION OF SURVIVAL 123
  16. 13. THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL 138
  17. 14. SEEKING SHELTER 147
  18. 15. FAIL/SAFE 158
  19. 16. REACTOR PROMISES AND POISONS 172
  20. 17. THE DEBATE EXPLODES 181
  21. 18. ENERGY CHOICES 196
  22. 19. CIVILIZATION OR LIBERATION? 210
  23. 20. WATERSHEDS 228
  24. 21. THE SECOND NUCLEAR AGE 242
  25. 22. DECONSTRUCTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS 256
  26. 23. TYRANTS AND TERRORISTS 265
  27. 24. THE MODERN ARCANUM 279
  28. 25. ARTISTIC TRANSMUTATIONS 287
  29. A PERSONAL NOTE 301
  30. NUCLEAR HISTORY TIMELINE 307
  31. NOTES 311
  32. FURTHER READING 349
  33. INDEX 353
The Rise of Nuclear Fear
This chapter is in the book The Rise of Nuclear Fear
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674065062.c4

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. PREFACE vii
  4. 1. RADIOACTIVE HOPES 1
  5. 2. RADIOACTIVE FEARS 11
  6. 3. RADIUM: ELIXIR OR POISON? 22
  7. 4. THE SECRET, THE MASTER, AND THE MONSTER 32
  8. 5. THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS 45
  9. 6. THE NEWS FROM HIROSHIMA 55
  10. 7. NATIONAL DEFENSES 70
  11. 8. ATOMS FOR PEACE 79
  12. 9. GOOD AND BAD ATOMS 88
  13. 10. THE NEW BLASPHEMY 96
  14. 11. DEATH DUST 110
  15. 12. THE IMAGINATION OF SURVIVAL 123
  16. 13. THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL 138
  17. 14. SEEKING SHELTER 147
  18. 15. FAIL/SAFE 158
  19. 16. REACTOR PROMISES AND POISONS 172
  20. 17. THE DEBATE EXPLODES 181
  21. 18. ENERGY CHOICES 196
  22. 19. CIVILIZATION OR LIBERATION? 210
  23. 20. WATERSHEDS 228
  24. 21. THE SECOND NUCLEAR AGE 242
  25. 22. DECONSTRUCTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS 256
  26. 23. TYRANTS AND TERRORISTS 265
  27. 24. THE MODERN ARCANUM 279
  28. 25. ARTISTIC TRANSMUTATIONS 287
  29. A PERSONAL NOTE 301
  30. NUCLEAR HISTORY TIMELINE 307
  31. NOTES 311
  32. FURTHER READING 349
  33. INDEX 353
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