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***SOON TO BE A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN***WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday TimesPhysicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation. In their meticulous and riveting biography, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin reveal a brilliant, ambitious, complex and flawed man, profoundly involved with some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.

New York Times Bestseller ”Enestående, tryllebindende og virkelig skræmmende … hver eneste skridt er ladet medspænding … fantastisk.” The New York Times Historien om Tjernobyl er langt mere kompleks, mere menneskelig og mere skræmmende end myten om det sovjetiske rige. I denne afgørende og afslørende bog, der bygger på interviews, breve, uudgivne memoirer og dokumenter fra nyligt åbne arkiver, bringer Adam Higginbotham katastrofen i 1986 til live gennem øjnene af de mænd og kvinder, der var vidner til ulykken. Det er en historie, der i mange år har været omdiskuteret, og som fra start til slut har været indhyllet i hemmeligheder, propaganda og vildledende informationer. Med”Tjernobyl. Den ufortalte historie” præsenterer Adam Higginbotham et uforglemmeligt og dybdegående portræt af verdens værste atomkatastrofe, som samtidig er skræmmende relevant i vores dages diskussioner om klimaforandringer og energikrise.

Carl Hamilton og OP5 må se i øjnene, at Operation Dragon Fire,som skulle forhindre, at en atomsprængladning blev smuglet ud af Rusland, havde været et vildspor. Carl var blevet snydt. Mens de svenske elite soldater havde haft travlt med nedslagtningenaf smuglerne, havde internationale våbenhandlere en anden og betydeligt mere vellykket aktion i gang.Fejltagelsen bliver tilfældigt opdaget, fordi en stædig kriminalinspektør og en dygtig retsmediciner bliver ved med atgrave i, hvorfor en sund og rask 30-årig langturschauffør er død – og dermed indledes et hændelses forløb, som meget snart passerer grænsen for, hvad der kan rummes i en almindeligpolitiefterforskning. Svenske love synes ikke mere at gælde, for de endelige beslutninger træffes i Pentagon, på betryggende afstand af den operative virkelighed, som Carl må kæmpe med i den libyske ørken. Her er det hans opgave sammen med PLO at forhindre den lille aggressive ørkenstat i at blive en atommagt.Jan Guillou tager fermt og gennemresearchet hånd om verdenssituationen ... Med “Den tabte sejr” er Jan Guillou mere nødvendig end nogensinde.AktueltDet lykkes Carl Hamiltons skaber – Jan Guillou – at fastholdelæseren solidt i en til stadighed fortættet spænding, der også når ud i de finere detaljer i efterretningsofficerens til tider nogetomtumlede privatliv.Jydske VestkystenGuillou er en næsten genial plotmager, som formår at flette flere politiske perspektiver ind i sine thrillers.Politiken

Historisk spændingsroman om kapløbet om at skabe verdens første atombombe. LOS ALAMOS, JULI 1945. I et ørkenlandskab i New Mexico kæmper en række af verdens førende atomforskere med at konstruere det våben, som vil ændre verden for altid. Deriblandt Niels Bohr og en ung dansk ingeniør, David Adler. For David Adler bliver kapløbet om at udvikle atombomben et personligt drama om magt, hemmeligheder og kærlighed. Ligesom Niels Bohr må Adler træffe et valg i et moralsk dilemma med uoverskuelige konsekvenser. Steffen Jacobsen fik i 2013 sit store gennembrud med Trofæ, den første af en række spændingsromaner med makkerparret Michael Sander og Lene Jensen. "Er man til krimi, spænding og storstilede forbryderjagter, er man i godt selskab hos Steffen Jacobsen. Hans seje politifolk og detektiver sætter alle sejl til med risiko for liv og lemmer for at opklare de blodige, voldsomme og tilsyneladende usammenhængende hændelser, der udgør Jacobsens komplekse plot. Hans krimier er page-turners i bogstavelig forstand - og det kan være problematisk, for de er ikke korte!" - Fra portrættet på forfatterweb.dk

"Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. [This book] explores this ticking clock scenario, based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, created the response plans, and been responsible for those decisions should they need to have been made"--

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the debate.”—The Wall Street JournalAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAt 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at once.” Stimson is waiting for him. He wants to know: has Groves selected the targets yet?So begins this suspenseful, impeccably researched history that draws on new access to diaries to tell the story of three men who were intimately involved with America’s decision to drop the atomic bomb—and Japan’s decision to surrender. They are Henry Stimson, the American Secretary of War, who oversaw J. Robert Oppenheimer under the Manhattan Project; Gen. Carl “Tooey” Spaatz, head of strategic bombing in the Pacific, who supervised the planes that dropped the bombs; and Japanese Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo, the only one in Emperor Hirohito’s Supreme War Council who believed even before the bombs were dropped that Japan should surrender. Henry Stimson had served in the administrations of five presidents, but as Oppenheimer’s work progressed, he found himself tasked with the unimaginable decision of determining whether to deploy the bomb. The new president, Harry S. Truman, thus far a peripheral figure in the momentous decision, accepted Stimson’s recommendation to drop the bomb. Army Air Force Commander Gen. Spaatz ordered the planes to take off. Like Stimson, Spaatz agonized over the command even as he recognized it would end the war. After the bombs were dropped, Foreign Minister Togo was finally able to convince the emperor to surrender.To bring these critical events to vivid life, bestselling author Evan Thomas draws on the diaries of Stimson, Togo and Spaatz, contemplating the immense weight of their historic decision. In Road to Surrender, an immersive, surprising, moving account, Thomas lays out the behind-the-scenes thoughts, feelings, motivations, and decision-making of three people who changed history.

The first volume in a two-book series about each of the atomic bomb drops that ended the Pacific War based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors to tell a story of devastation and resilience In this vividly rendered historical narrative, M. G. Sheftall layers the stories of hibakusha—the Japanese word for atomic bomb survivors—in harrowing detail, to give a minute-by-minute report of August 6, 1945, in the leadup and aftermath of the world-changing bombing mission of Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay, and Little Boy. These survivors and witnesses, who now have an average age over ninety years old, are quite literally the last people who can still provide us with reliable and detailed testimony about life in their cities before the bombings, tell us what they experienced on the day those cities were obliterated, and give us some appreciation of what it has entailed to live with those memories and scars during the subsequent seventy-plus years. Sheftall has spent years personally interviewing survivors who lived well into the twenty-first century, allowing him to construct portraits of what Hiroshima was like before the bomb, and how catastrophically its citizens’ lives changed in the seconds, minutes, days, weeks, months, and years afterward. He stands out among historians due to his fluency in spoken and written Japanese, and his longtime immersion in Japanese society that has allowed him, a white American, the unheard-of access to these atomic bomb survivors in the waning years of their lives. Their trust in him is evident in the personal and traumatic depths they open up for him as he records their stories. Hiroshima should be required reading for the modern age. The personal accounts it contains will serve as cautionary tales about the horror and insanity of nuclear warfare, reminding them—it is hoped—that the world still lives with this danger at our doorstep.

Commander Paul Davidson is not a submariner himself, but through detailed research, wide reading, and lengthy discussions with current and former submarine commanding officers, he has written a most comprehensive and interesting account of the capabilities and utilization of the submarine as both a tactical and strategic weapon over the past 100 years. His book gives the reader a unique insight into the world of the undersea warrior. - Commodore Michael Dunne AM RAN Retd.This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the Australian submarine service within the broader context of global submarine warfare history. Delving into extensive research and literature, it meticulously traces the evolution and operational trajectory of submarines, spanning from their rudimentary forms a century ago to their pivotal roles in both World Wars, the Cold War era, and the contemporary proliferation of conventional and nuclear-powered submarines across various naval fleets worldwide.A focal point of analysis is the in-depth examination of the renowned 'Perisher' course, illuminating the training regimen for submarine commanders. Through insightful interviews with multiple Australian captains, the book extracts valuable lessons on effective leadership that transcend maritime warfare.Throughout its narrative, the book interweaves historical anecdotes highlighting the formidable potency of submarines as formidable instruments of war, capable of serving as deterrents and, if necessary, as destructive forces. Consequently, it provides a timely and pertinent overview of the burgeoning significance of submarines within the landscape of international naval conflicts.Paul Davidson did national service as an Air Force officer in the Vietnam War era, before spending 15 years as a clinical psychologist in Australia and New Zealand, and 30 years as a university business educator, including six years teaching in the Royal Australian Naval Staff College at HMAS Penguin. More recently he served as a naval officer in the Submarine branch and instructor in the Australian Defence College, and in naval strategy. He published academic papers and widely recommended books in the field of Management, Human Resource Management, and Project Management. Now, he has brought his scholarship to bear as an amateur naval historian, in writing about Australian Submarines and their place in the history of naval warfare.

Origins of the Nevada Test Site was written in conjunction with the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Nevada Test Site. The history was released at the official celebration held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 18, 2000, fifty years after President Harry S. Truman formally designated the site as the location for conducting nuclear weapons tests within the continental United States.

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler's chief of military intelligence, accomplished something that neither President Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Winston Churchill could ever achieve - he saved the lives of hundreds Jewish refugees and other racial and political undesirables by rescuing them from Nazi Germany and other Nazi-occupied countries. Admiral Canaris is a page-turning story of one of the most important and least likely saboteurs within the Third Reich.

"Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitler's regime? And how did they justify themselves afterwards? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and the postwar reaction to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the enduring impact of 'Hitler's bomb'"--

Housewives, hard hats, and an Ohio town's restoration of the radioactive wasteland in its backyardIn 1984, a uranium leak at Ohio's outdated Fernald Feed Materials Production Center highlighted the decades of harm inflicted on Cold War communities by negligent radioactive waste disposal. Casey A. Huegel tells the story of the unlikely partnership of grassroots activists, regulators, union workers, and politicians that responded to the event with a new kind of environmental movement.The community group Fernald Residents for Environmental Safety and Health (FRESH) drew on the expertise of national organizations while maintaining its autonomy and focus on Fernald. Leveraging local patriotism and employment concerns, FRESH recruited blue-collar allies into an innovative program that fought for both local jobs and a healthier environment. Fernald's transformation into a nature reserve with an on-site radioactive storage facility reflected the political compromises that left waste sites improved yet imperfect. At the same time, FRESH's outsized influence transformed how the government scaled down the Cold War weapons complex, enforced health and safety standards, and reckoned with the immense environmental legacy of the nuclear arms race.A compelling history of environmental mobilization, Cleaning Up the Bomb Factory details the diverse goals and mixed successes of a groundbreaking activist movement.

The INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying.”—Wall Street Journal There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.   Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have.   Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for those decisions should they have needed to be made. Nuclear War: A Scenario examines the handful of minutes after a nuclear missile launch. It is essential reading, and unlike any other book in its depth and urgency.

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The enormous effort-called the Manhattan Project-that produced the world's first atomic bomb was supposed to be the best kept secret of World War II. And the Project's Los Alamos, New Mexico site where the bomb was perfected was supposed to have the tightest security of the project's other 37 installations across the United States. Even the vice president, Harry S. Truman, was kept in the dark initially until fate propelled him into the fray. But this was an illusion. Evidence from Soviet and American sources have proven that at least three-and as many as six-Communist spies penetrated the security system at Los Alamos and shared the secret of the atomic bomb with the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union before the end of World War II. Historian Richard Melzer now sheds new light on how security at Los Alamos broke down-not by examining this isolated site in New Mexico from the outside as many other authors have-but from within Los Alamos itself. Using interviews, memoirs, and formerly confidential files Melzer shows that spies quite easily obtained security clearances, gained access to top secret information, and carried this information to their Soviet contacts without a hitch. What Melzer tells us about the flaws of security in the past might well help those in charge of security today as the United States grapples with these problems in the aftermath of the Chinese espionage scandal that rocked Los Alamos and the American intelligence. Photographs, index, bibliography.

Stanislaw Jewgrafowitsch Petrow: Die ganze Menschheit ist ihm zu Dank verpflichtet.Geboren: 07.09.1939Rettung der Erde: 26.09.1983Gestorben: 19.05.2017Der Mensch ist ein Versuch Gottes oder der Natur. Dank der Entscheidung von Stanislaw Petrow geht dieser Versuch weiter. Hoffentlich noch ein paar hunderttausend Jahre lang. Deshalb gehört die Nacht seiner Entscheidung in jedes Geschichtsbuch.

Introducing the "Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro" Book BundleStep back in time and delve into one of the most critical moments in modern history with the "Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro" book bundle. This captivating collection offers a comprehensive exploration of the political, human, strategic, and historical dimensions of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Immerse yourself in the gripping narratives, firsthand accounts, and expert analyses that bring this pivotal event to life. Book 1 - The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Political AnalysisUncover the intricate political dynamics and power plays that shaped the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this meticulously researched and thought-provoking book, dive deep into the decision-making processes of President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the geopolitical landscape, the motivations of the key actors, and the high-stakes negotiations that unfolded during those tense days in October 1962. Book 2 - The Human Side Of The Cuban Missile Crisis: Personal Stories And PerspectivesExperience the crisis through the eyes of those who lived it. This emotionally compelling book brings the human element to the forefront, sharing personal accounts and intimate stories of individuals caught in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hear their fears, hopes, and moments of resilience as they grappled with the unimaginable consequences of a potential nuclear conflict. These poignant narratives will leave an indelible impression and deepen your understanding of the human impact of this historic event. Book 3 - Secrets And Strategies: Unveiling The Cold War Chessboard During The Cuban Missile CrisisJourney behind the scenes and uncover the covert operations, intelligence-gathering efforts, and strategic calculations that shaped the crisis. This riveting book reveals the hidden maneuvers, technological advancements, and intelligence failures that influenced the course of events. Explore the strategies employed by nations as they engaged in a high-stakes game of Cold War chess. Unlock the secrets and gain a deeper appreciation of the complexities that characterized this pivotal moment in history. Book 4 - Beyond The Brink: Lessons Learned From The Cuban Missile CrisisReflect on the enduring lessons and implications of the Cuban Missile Crisis. This insightful book explores how the crisis shaped international relations, nuclear deterrence strategies, and crisis management approaches in the post-Crisis era. Discover the insights gained from this historic event and gain a deeper understanding of the importance of diplomacy, cooperation, and the pursuit of peace in our complex world. Why Choose the "Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro" Book Bundle?This book bundle offers a comprehensive and multidimensional exploration of the Cuban Missile Crisis, combining expert analyses, personal narratives, and in-depth historical research. By purchasing this bundle, you will:Gain a comprehensive understanding of the political, human, and strategic dimensions of the Cuban Missile Crisis.Experience the crisis through personal stories and perspectives that humanize the event.Uncover the covert operations, intelligence strategies, and hidden motivations that influenced the course of events.Reflect on the lessons learned and their impact on international relations and crisis management.Deepen your knowledge of one of the most significant moments in modern history.Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the heart of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Purchase the "Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy, Khrushchev & Castro" book bundle today and immerse yourself in a captivating journey through history.

"This interdisciplinary edited collection features historians, anthropologists, artists, and activists who explore a transpacific understanding of the legacies of the testing and use of nuclear weapons. Instead of limiting the focus of the nuclear humanities to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, these essays take readers from the New Mexican desert, to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, to small fishing villages on the island of Shikoku in Japan. They bring together different times and places as well as art historical analysis and academic essays. Focusing on themes of resistance, this collection illustrates the varied methods artists and activists can use to combat nuclear regimes through their aesthetic and political work. By putting activists and artists together, it demonstrates the overlaps and linkages between them as well as the different ways political and artistic expression can respond to nuclear threats and effect change. Through the personal testimonies of hibakushas, lawsuits filed to demand compensation for the medical treatment of affected fisherman, community education programs that raise historical awareness, and artistic projects that provide social commentary, this volume illustrates that nuclear resistance can come in many forms"--

Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history?the Cuban Missile Crisis?providing a people-focused narrative that explores the attitudes and conduct of Russians, Cubans, Americans, and a terrified world that followed each moment as it unfolded.In The Abyss, Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most terrifying events of the mid-twentieth century?the thirteen days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Hastings looks at the conflict with fresh eyes, focusing on the people at the heart of the crisis?America President John F. Kennedy, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and a host of their advisors.Combining in-depth research with Hasting's well-honed insights, The Abyss is a human history that unfolds on a wide, colorful canvas. As the action moves back and forth from Moscow to Washington, DC, to Havana, Hastings seeks to explain, as much as to describe, the attitudes and conduct of the Soviets, Cubans, and Americans, and to recreate the tension and heightened fears of countless innocent bystanders whose lives hung in the balance. Reflecting on the outcome of these events, he reveals how the aftermath of this momentous crisis continues to reverberate today.Powerful, and riveting, filled with compelling detail and told with narrative flair, The Abyss is history at its finest.

With Russian officials and political leaders explicitly threatening the use of tactical nuclear weapons in their war with Ukraine, it is worth re-examining the lessons learned about tactical nuclear weapons during the Cold War. This illuminating report on the proposed use of tactical nuclear weapons in Southeast Asia was written in 1967 by a four-man team from the JASON scientific advisory committee, including Freeman J. Dyson. This groundbreaking work examines the potential consequences had tactical nuclear weapons been utilized during the Vietnam War. It examines a range of topics including arms control, targeting strategies, and the potential effects of nuclear war on civilian populations. The authors take a comprehensive approach to their subject matter and provide valuable insights into how these weapons could have been used in Southeast Asia had they been available. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the complex nature of tactical nuclear weapons as well as their potential consequences in modern warfare. It provides a fascinating look at one of history's most explosive topics and offers important lessons for today's conflicts involving TNWs. Most notably, much larger numbers of warhead uses would be required than most modern commentators are even imagining. The reason is that tactical military units are small, well dispersed, and difficult to target. The JASON team found an estimate of 10 weapons/day, or 3000 year, to be plausible.This edition is annotated by Nimble AI with twenty-four pages of front matter and includes a Foreword by Shiva [AI], Nimble's Contributing Editor for nuclear weapons and strategy; Abstracts including scientific style, tldr, tldr one word, and Explain It to Me Like I'm Five Years Old, Action Items; Viewpoints including MAGA Perspectives and Red Team Critique; a recursive summary with synopsis; a page-by-page summary; and interior art by artist herb.loc['AI']Books in the AI Lab for Book-Lovers series uae AI to make the experience of reading books richer.

"UAPs and the Nuclear Puzzle will help inform the public and move us forward on our journey toward a new understanding of history, UAP, and of our own true nature with respect to the larger reality that is revealing itself to us." --Leslie Kean, bestselling author of UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record "I can't overstate the significance of military testimony from witnesses such as former launch control officer Robert Salas. It's brave folks like him who have kept me pushing for further government transparency on what may turn out to be the biggest story in modern times." --James Fox, director and producer of Moment of Contact Robert Salas, a retired United States Air Force officer, witnessed firsthand a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon) while visiting and disabling nuclear missiles. He shares his experience as well as the many incidents of similar visits during the last eighty years that have been covered up. In 1969, the US Air Force issued a statement that read' "No UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force was ever an indication of threat to our national security." This statement has been proven untrue by the testimony of many military officers and airmen and the documentation of incidents involving UFOs and nuclear weapons, testimonies of which the US Air Force was fully aware. UAPs and the Nuclear Puzzle details many of these testimonies--some for the first time.

2045 will be the centenary of the only use of nuclear weapons against an enemy target. The world has avoided their use since then, but the presence of nuclear weapons in the arsenal of nine countries creates scary possibilities that they will be used. Today, Russia issues veiled nuclear threats, North Korea conducts daily tests of long-range nuclear-capable missiles, and China has a growing nuclear inventory, all of which represent the faded global initiatives to eliminate nuclear weapons. And so, Gar Pardy, a former Canadian ambassador and long-time diplomat, offers cogent advice on international efforts for the elimination of nuclear weapons.