The American Atom

This edition has been updated to include a collection of primary documents which tell the story of atomic energy in the USA from the discovery of fission through the development of nuclear weapons, international proliferation and attempts at control. There are major sections on the Manhattan Project, the Oppenheimer Case, the hydrogen bomb, nuclear testing and the test ban, proliferation, arms control and the strategy of deferrence. The book also includes a new chapter by the former director of the Institute for Energy Analysis.