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100 1  $a Houghton, Vince, $e author.
245 10 $a Nuking the moon : $b and other intelligence schemes and military plots left on the drawing board / $c Vince Houghton.
264  1 $a [New York] : $b Penguin Books, $c [2019]
300    $a xvi, 302 pages ; $c 22 cm
520    $a "In Nuking the Moon, intelligence historian Vince Houghton proves that abandoned plans can be just as illuminating--and every bit as entertaining--as the ones that made it. Vividly capturing the fascinating stories of how twenty-one plans from WWII and the Cold War went from conception, planning, and testing to cancellation, Houghton explores what happens when innovation meets desperation: For every plan as good as D-Day, there's a scheme to strap bombs to bats or dig a spy tunnel underneath the Soviet embassy. Along the way, he reveals what each one tells us about twentieth-century history, the art of spycraft, military strategy, and famous figures like JFK, Castro, and Churchill. By turns terrifying and hilarious--but always riveting--this is the unique story of history left on the drawing board"-- $c Provided by publisher.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references.
505 00 $t Conclusion : and then what? $t Acoustic Kitty -- $t Operation Capricious -- $t Project X-Ray -- $t Project Fantasia -- $t Blue Peacock -- $t Project Washtub -- $t Operation Northwoods -- $t Felix and his rifle -- $t Project Seal -- $t Operation Monopoly -- $t Project Habakkuk -- $t Tagboard -- $g The $t Ducc -- $g The $t X-20 and the MOL -- $t Brilliant Pebbles -- $g The $t Sun Gun -- $g The $t Plowshare Program's strangest idea -- $t Protecting the Peacekeeper -- $t Project Iceworm -- $t Aircraft nuclear propulsion and Project Orion -- $t Project A119 -- $t Conclusion : and then what?
650  0 $a Military research $z United States $x History $y 20th century.
650  0 $a Military intelligence $z United States $x History $y 20th century.
650  0 $a Espionage, American $x History $y 20th century.
650  0 $a Strategy.
651  0 $a United States $x Military policy.
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