by Rudolph Herzog · Galiani · tapa dura · ISBN 9783869710549
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«Der verstrahlte Westernheld und anderer Irrsinn aus dem Atomzeitalter» is the historical essay by Rudolph Herzog, published by Galiani in hardcover.
The author documents little-known episodes in which nuclear technology nearly caused a catastrophe: the «broken arrows» (nuclear weapons lost during the Cold War), Operation Plowshare, which proposed using H-bombs to build a second Panama Canal, and tactical weapons to reach enemy astronauts.
First German edition, published in hardcover by Galiani in March 2012; 253 pages, with dozens of photographs.
A book for readers interested in the history of nuclear energy, the Cold War, and the risks of military technology.
