Nuclear Playground

In the late 1980s it was felt that World War III could start in the Pacific. Originally published in 1987, this book tells the story of the nuclear men in the Pacific and of those people they 'displaced' and irradiated. It is also about what these people and their governments had begun to do in response.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Where to Test? 2. Bravo 3. Unto the Promised Land 4. ‘It Turns Out We Were Wrong’ 5. Staying While Leaving 6. Islands with a Military Future 7. ‘Where Aboriginals Could Not Be’ 8. Raison d’état 9. Moruroa 10. Why the French Love the Bomb 11. Crisis in ANZUS 12. Becoming Nuclear Free 13. Epilogue. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index.

Summary

In the late 1980s it was felt that World War III could start in the Pacific. Originally published in 1987, this book tells the story of the nuclear men in the Pacific and of those people they ‘displaced’ and irradiated. It is also about what these people and their governments had begun to do in response.

Product details

• Authors: Stewart Firth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367533250
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53325-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education