Introduction : the Atomic State in the Great Basin -- Uranium and the agency of nature in the risk society -- Trinity and lessons not learned -- The emerging atomic spectacular, 1950-51 -- The road to Upshot-Knothole, 1952 -- Dirty Harry and the material-discursive bind, 1953 -- Dead sheep and the fluidity of fallout -- Respite, reconfiguration, and Operation Teapot, 1954-55 -- Bulloch et al. v. United States : deception and dirty science, 1956 -- Operation Plumbbob : accelerated testing in the shadow of a moratorium, 1957 -- Baby teeth, Project Sunshine, and a moratorium on testing, 1958-1962 -- Sedan, Silent spring, and the re-enchantment of nature -- Conclusion : the legacy of atomic testing in the Great Basin.
Summary:
"This book employs archival research and theoretical insights on the organizational production of risk to examine the hazards of atmospheric atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site and radioactive fallout, and the effects on the communities lying downwind"-- Provided by publisher.
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