Nuked: echoes of the hiroshima bomb in st. louis
Auteur :
Morice, Linda C.
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820363165
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
As part of the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II, the refining created an enormous amount of radioactive waste that increased as more nuclear weapons were produced and stockpiled for the Cold War. Unfortunately, government officials deposited the waste on open land next to the municipal airport.