Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940 Hardcover - 1998
by Stephen I. Schwartz
From the rear cover
Based on four years of extensive research, Atomic Audit is the first book to document the comprehensive costs of U.S. nuclear weapons, assembling for the first time anywhere the actual and estimated expenditures for the program since its creation in 1940. The authors provide a unique perspective on U.S. nuclear policy and nuclear weapons, tracking their development from the Manhattan Project of World War II to the present day and assessing each aspect of the program, including research, development, testing, and production; deployment; command, control, communications, and intelligence; and defensive measures. They also examine the costs of dismantling nuclear weapons, the management and disposal of large quantities of toxic and radioactive wastes left over from their production, compensation for persons harmed by nuclear weapons activities, nuclear secrecy, and the economic implications of nuclear deterrence. Atomic Audit concludes with recommendations for strengthening atomic accountability and fostering greater public understanding of nuclear weapons programs and policies.
Details
- Title Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940
- Author Stephen I. Schwartz
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 700
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brookings Institution Press
- Date June 30, 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780815777748 / 0815777744
- Weight 3.2 lbs (1.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.57 x 7.8 x 1.56 in (24.31 x 19.81 x 3.96 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Nuclear weapons - United States - History, Nuclear weapons - United States - Costs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98019746
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.825