Atoms for Peace and War, 1953-1961: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission
Richard G. Hewlett and Jack M. Holl
The official history of the Atomic Energy Commission under Eisenhower, from the Atoms for Peace speech to the birth of civilian nuclear power and the arms race. A detailed, authoritative account.
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