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Bracing for Armageddon

Why Civil Defense Never Worked

Gebonden Engels 2006 9780195183191
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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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ISBN13:9780195183191
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:256
Uitgever:OUP USA
Thema:
1KBB Verenigde Staten van Amerika, VS
3MP 20e eeuw, ca. 1900 tot ca. 1999
3MPQ Late 20ste eeuw (ca. 1950 tot ca. 1999

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