This timely book is a concise survey of the U.S. government's civil defense plans from World War II to the present, including Cold War detonations, Reagan-era Star Wars, and contemporary issues of homeland security. Garrison argues that the true purpose of federal civil defense was to legitimize deterrence policy and the arms race through false assurances to the masses that they could survive nuclear war and to hide the astronomical expenses of programs to protect the political elite. In examining the popular reaction to ...
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This timely book is a concise survey of the U.S. government's civil defense plans from World War II to the present, including Cold War detonations, Reagan-era Star Wars, and contemporary issues of homeland security. Garrison argues that the true purpose of federal civil defense was to legitimize deterrence policy and the arms race through false assurances to the masses that they could survive nuclear war and to hide the astronomical expenses of programs to protect the political elite. In examining the popular reaction to civil expense plans, she reveals how the public, recognizing the suicidal nature of nuclear war, ridiculed and rejected civil defense, crippling plans for its implementation.
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Minor rubbing. Binding edge dented. Good. 25x15cm, xiii, 242 pp. Contents: Introduction: Civil Defence and Nuclear Dilemma: The Cold War Tragicomedy; Prologue: The H-Bomb Changes Everything; "Alert, Not Alarm": The First Ten Years, 1945-1955; The Battle to Inform the Public, 1952-1957; Holdig the Lid On, 1957-1960; Kennedy's Civil Defence Gap, 1960-1964; Mad, Nuts, and Civil Defence, 1963-1980; The Fantasy Dies: The Reagan Years; Epilogue: From Bush to Bush: Final Gasp to Phoenix Rising.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
