The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-55750-681-8 (ISBN)
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At the battlefield level the U.S. Army developed the 280-mm atomic cannon, atomic demolitions, and the infamous Davy Crockett atomic"grenade" launcher--the last intended to give battalion commanders their own nuclear arsenal. Similarly, the U.S. Navy entered the atomic world to obtain a carrier-based nuclear strike capability, to compete with the U.S. Air Force. Subsequently, a vast variety of naval weapons were developed.
The U.S. nuclear arsenal peaked at some 31,500 warheads in the mid-1960s, and this book describes the development of all U.S. nuclear weaponry, from the bombs and warheads, and the missiles, rockets, and planes that could deliver them.
About the Author
Norman Polmar is the author of Strategic Weapons: An Introduction (1975), served on the Secretary of the Navy’s Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) for almost ten years and in 2007 was named chairman of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Advisory Committee.
Norman Polmar is an internationally known analyst, consultant, and award-winning author specializing in naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has participated in or directed major studies in these areas for the U.S. Department of Defense and Navy, and consulted to U.S. and foreign commercial firms and government agencies. He has been an advisor or consultant on naval issues to three U.S. Secretaries of the Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations, as well as to three U.S. Senators and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He has 50 published books to his credit, including eight previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Mr. Polmar is a columnist for the Proceedings and Naval History magazines. He is a resident of Alexandria, VA.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2009 |
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Zusatzinfo | 100 b/w photos |
Verlagsort | Annopolis |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 185 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-55750-681-7 / 1557506817 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-55750-681-8 / 9781557506818 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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