This is the first description of the formation of America's nulcear surveillance system. Drawing on interviews with participants and the little documentation available under the Freedom of Information Act, Ziegler and Jacobson tell a story not told before. They shed new light on questions raised in earlier interpretations of the early Cold War years and reveal the origins of a surveillance activity that is implied, but not explained, in today's headlines. This book provides the first documented description of the genesis and institutionalization of America's nuclear surveillance system. It…mehr
This is the first description of the formation of America's nulcear surveillance system. Drawing on interviews with participants and the little documentation available under the Freedom of Information Act, Ziegler and Jacobson tell a story not told before. They shed new light on questions raised in earlier interpretations of the early Cold War years and reveal the origins of a surveillance activity that is implied, but not explained, in today's headlines. This book provides the first documented description of the genesis and institutionalization of America's nuclear surveillance system. It traces the development of covert technical methods for assessing the nuclear capability of foreign powers from the introduction of these techniques in World War II to 1949, when they were successfully employed to detect the test of Russia's first atomic bomb. Ziegler and Jacobson examine the planning for the system as well as the technical and organizational obstacles that had to be overcome before it could be implemented. They describe the government decision-making processes and the ways individuals and groups with different beliefs and interests were mobilized in support of the program. They also explore the relationships between the intelligence and scientific communities that were forged in this process.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Violinist, performer, writer and lecturer, David Jacobson has appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and other orchestras throughout the United States and performed in recital in the major capitals of Europe. He is the founder and director of the San Francisco Institute of Music where he created a unique system of teaching, employing what he terms the theory of "bel canto instrumental technique," now known as the SFIM (San Francisco Institute of Music) Method. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Ivan Galamian, and has a Master of Music Performance degree from Boston University. He writes a blog at Melonaissance.com
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction World War II Origins of Radiological Surveillance Postwar Hindrances to Rapid Development Technical Progress: 1945-1946 The Organizational Dust Settles Birth of the Monitoring Organization Technical Progress: 1946-1947 Sandstone and Fitzwilliam Pressures to Become Operational Vested Interests and Committee Politics Building Alliances and the Interim Net The Detection of Joe-1 and Beyond Bibliography Index
Introduction World War II Origins of Radiological Surveillance Postwar Hindrances to Rapid Development Technical Progress: 1945-1946 The Organizational Dust Settles Birth of the Monitoring Organization Technical Progress: 1946-1947 Sandstone and Fitzwilliam Pressures to Become Operational Vested Interests and Committee Politics Building Alliances and the Interim Net The Detection of Joe-1 and Beyond Bibliography Index
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