Based on interviews with all parties and on extensive archival research into the files of the Atomic Energy Commission, Justice Downwind relays the story of how the United States exploded atomic weapons on its own soil between the years 1951 and 1963. Concerned with the hazards of cancer and radioactive fallout, 1,100 citizens living downwind of the testing site sued the government for causing injury and wrongful death. This new paperback edition includes updated information on the 10th Circuit Court's recent decision to ...
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Based on interviews with all parties and on extensive archival research into the files of the Atomic Energy Commission, Justice Downwind relays the story of how the United States exploded atomic weapons on its own soil between the years 1951 and 1963. Concerned with the hazards of cancer and radioactive fallout, 1,100 citizens living downwind of the testing site sued the government for causing injury and wrongful death. This new paperback edition includes updated information on the 10th Circuit Court's recent decision to overturn Judge Jenkins's ruling against the Federal Government in the Allen v. the United States case on grounds of negligence.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Crisp, clean pages except for modest tanning in the margins; no owners' marks; soft cover has light toning around the rear, a surface chip at the left front, and mild shelfwear around the edges, otherwise well-kept. xxxiv, 280pp. including index.
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Good, ex-lib., fair to good. 280, illus., maps, charts, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, lib stamps ins rear flylf & to fore-edge crossed out in marker. DJ in somewhat soiled plastic sleeve, library stickers on DJ & plastic sleeve crossed out in marker, library call number sticker on spine. The managers of the above-ground testing program at the Nevada Test Site minimized the safety risks to the citizens living downwind.
