Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics (Nevada Studies in History and Political Science) (Hardcover)

by A. Costandina Titus (Author)

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"...a valuable addition to historical literature on the atomic age, providing scholars with a well-documented, comprehensive history..." -- Journal of the Southwest

"She threads her way easily through the labyrinths of both the federal bureaucracy and the American legal system -- Nevada Historical Society Quarterly --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
On January 27, 1951, the first atomic weapon was detonated over a section of desert known as Frenchman Flat in southern Nevada providing dramatic evidence of the Nevada Test Site's beginnings. Fifty years later, author A. Costandina Titus reviews contemporary nuclear policy issues concerning the continued viability of that site for weapons testing. Titus has updated her now-classic study of atomic testing with fifteen years of political and cultural history-from the mid-1980s Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear standoff to the authorization of the Nevada Test Site Research Center, a Desert Research Institute facility scheduled to open in 2001.

In the second edition of Bombs in the Backyard, Titus deftly covers the post-Cold War transformation of American atomic policy as well as our overarching cultural interest in all matters atomic, making this a must-read for anyone interested in atomic policy and politics. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press (January 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874171075
• ISBN-13: 978-0874171075
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,563,174 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bombs in the Backyard, August 4, 2002

By	April Gil (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bombs In The Backyard, 2Nd Edition: Atomic Testing And American Politics (Nevada Studies in History and Political Science) (Paperback)

Thoughtful, well-researched, scholoarly perspective without the emotional hysterics common in most histories of nuclear testing. Excellent legislative history of laws leading to compensation for victims of radioactivity due to atmospheric testing. Highly recommended for the serious student of nuclear policy.

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay book, November 2, 2006

By	Misty Matonis "mist." (new york, ny) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bombs In The Backyard, 2Nd Edition: Atomic Testing And American Politics (Nevada Studies in History and Political Science) (Paperback)

Bombs in the Backyard focuses primarily on atomic bomb testing with most of its focus on the [[Wikipedia:Nevada Test Site]]. Its strengths lie in detailing how said testing, specifically radiation, affected not only the health of military personnel, but those downwind of the atomic blasts (including livestock). The second half of the book focuses on how the government, specifically Pentagon and the [[Wikipedia:Atomic Energy Commission]] failed to provide various forms of protection and information to those affected by the testing, and how the courts and federal government mostly fail to compensate the victims of atomic testing. The book was originally penned in the late 1980's.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bombs in the backyard, September 1, 2002

By	steve brown (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

Outstanding. Any person who believes the governments lies about Yucca Mountain and that nuclear waste can be transported safely across the United States, should read this book.