Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad
Author | : Jeffrey Richelson |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2009-02-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393065152 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393065154 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Download or read book Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad written by Jeffrey Richelson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the workings of America's top-secret government agency to safeguard against nuclear terrorist attacks, documenting its creation in 1974 through its present-day operations involving threats against major cities, surveillance of sleeper sites in the U.S., and efforts to prevent nuclear technology from falling into enemy hands. 13,000 first printing.