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02131aam a2200397 i 4500 001 01048ADC6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 151103s2016 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015043156 020 $a 0786494190 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786494194 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)927620067 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d YDXCP $d CDX $d TKN $d STF $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a U264.3 C87 2016 100 1 $a Curatola, John M., $d 1965- $e author. 245 10 $a Bigger bombs for a brighter tomorrow : $b the Strategic Air Command and American war plans at the dawn of the atomic age, 1945-1950 / $c John M. Curatola. 246 30 $a Strategic Air Command and American war plans at the dawn of the atomic age, 1945-1950 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2016] 300 $a vii, 228 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. 520 $a "After World War II, the United States felt secure in its atomic monopoly. From 1945 to 1950, the atomic arsenal was poorly coordinated and funded. The Air Force and the AEC failed to coordinate efforts for a possible atomic offensive. This lack of preparedness serves as a case study in the tenuous nature of U.S. civilian-military relationships. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Nuclear weapons $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Nuclear warfare $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 610 10 $a United States. $b Strategic Air Command $b Strategic Air Command $x History. 650 0 $a Strategic forces $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Military planning $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Military policy. 650 0 $a Cold War. 941 $a 2 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804023738.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826043821.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=01048ADC6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search