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The nuclear barons (1981)
| Author | Pringle, Spigelman |
| Date | 1981 |
| Classification | 6.01.0.40/47 (HISTORY / DEVELOPMENT NUCLEAR ENERGY) |
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From the publication:
The nuclear barons: for over four decades they have controlled the world's destiny. Their decisions-usually kept secret, often veiled by lies and obfuscations- have lead inexorably to the present nuclear mess. Radiation hazards, prohibitively costly energy, waste-disposal problems, plant safety, terrorism, weapons proliferation: the nuclear nightmares we live with are the direct result of choices that were never thought through to their logical conclusions, never opened to public debate. International in scope, The Nuclear Barons covers the full story of atomic energy policy as it has developed in every country that has gone nuclear. Here is the first full account of the massive Soviet effort to build the bomb, including a realistic evaluation of the role of the atom spies; here is the truth about the Indian programme and how it brought that nation to the edge of bankruptcy; here are never-before- revealed facts about the Israeli bomb and the role of the French in making it; here is the megalomania of Philippine dictator Marcos and the corruption and callous disregard for plant safety of Westinghouse; here are French and British elected officials lied to by their nuclear establishments; here is the AEC deliberately diverting funds earmarked for reactor safety research and suppressing data proving there is no safe level of radiation. Using a worldwide network of sources, the authors trace with cool objectivity the tissue of interests, individuals and turning points that have brought us to our present folly. Sins of omission, acts of deliberate deception, errors of judgement born of hubris, decisions based on expediency: it is an eye-opening and ultimately devastating account.
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