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Title:Atomic Thunder : The Maralinga Story
Price:USD$21.00
ISBN:1742234283
Item ID:BB06-53054
Quantity:1
Publisher:University of NSW, Sydney, 2016
Edition:Unstated
Binding:Softcover
Condition:Good
University of NSW, 2016, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Unstated

In 1950 Australian prime minister Robert Menzies blithely agreed to atomic tests that offered no benefit to Australia and relinquished control over them - and left the public completely in the dark. This book reveals the devastating consequences of that decision. After earlier tests at Monte Bello and Emu Field, in 1956 Australia dutifully provided 3200 square kilometres of South Australian desert to the British Government, along with logistics and personnel. How could a democracy such as Australia host another country's nuclear program in the midst of the Cold War? In this meticulously researched and shocking work, journalist and academic Elizabeth Tynan reveals how Australia allowed itself to be duped. Maralinga was born in secret atomic business, and has continued to be shrouded in mystery decades after the atomic thunder stopped rolling across the South Australian test site. This book is the most comprehensive account of the whole saga, from the time that the explosive potential of splitting uranium atoms was discovered, to the uncovering of the extensive secrecy around the British tests in Australia many years after the British had departed, leaving an unholy mess behind. Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 373 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumpig to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; Australia; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1742234283. ISBN/EAN: 9781742234281. Inventory No: 53054.
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