Poison in the well :: radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age /
In the early 1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin revealed that for the previous thirty years the Soviet Union had dumped vast amounts of dangerous radioactive waste into rivers and seas in blatant violation of international agreements. The disclosure caused outrage throughout the Western world, p...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In the early 1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin revealed that for the previous thirty years the Soviet Union had dumped vast amounts of dangerous radioactive waste into rivers and seas in blatant violation of international agreements. The disclosure caused outrage throughout the Western world, particularly since officials from the Soviet Union had denounced environmental pollution by the United States and Britain throughout the cold war. Poison in the Well provides a balanced look at the policy decisions, scientific conflicts, public relations strategies, and the myriad mishaps and subsequent cover-ups that were born out of the dilemma of where to house deadly nuclear materials. Why did scientists and politicians choose the sea for waste disposal? How did negotiations about the uses of the sea change the way scientists, government officials, and ultimately the lay public envisioned the oceans? Jacob Darwin Hamblin traces the development of the issue in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s. This is an important book for students and scholars in the history of science who want to explore a striking case study of the conflicts that so often occur at the intersection of science, politics, and international diplomacy. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 311 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813544236 0813544238 |
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| contents | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Threshold illusions -- Radiation anxieties -- The other atomic scientists -- Forging an international consensus -- No atomic graveyards -- The environment as Cold War terrain -- Purely for political reasons -- Confronting environmentalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| spelling | Hamblin, Jacob Darwin. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004016544 Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / Jacob Darwin Hamblin. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008. 1 online resource (x, 311 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Threshold illusions -- ch. 2. Radiation anxieties -- ch. 3. The other atomic scientists -- ch. 4. Forging an international consensus -- ch. 5. No atomic graveyards -- ch. 6. The environment as Cold War terrain -- ch. 7. Purely for political reasons -- ch. 8. Confronting environmentalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. In the early 1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin revealed that for the previous thirty years the Soviet Union had dumped vast amounts of dangerous radioactive waste into rivers and seas in blatant violation of international agreements. The disclosure caused outrage throughout the Western world, particularly since officials from the Soviet Union had denounced environmental pollution by the United States and Britain throughout the cold war. Poison in the Well provides a balanced look at the policy decisions, scientific conflicts, public relations strategies, and the myriad mishaps and subsequent cover-ups that were born out of the dilemma of where to house deadly nuclear materials. Why did scientists and politicians choose the sea for waste disposal? How did negotiations about the uses of the sea change the way scientists, government officials, and ultimately the lay public envisioned the oceans? Jacob Darwin Hamblin traces the development of the issue in Western countries from the end of World War II to the blossoming of the environmental movement in the early 1970s. This is an important book for students and scholars in the history of science who want to explore a striking case study of the conflicts that so often occur at the intersection of science, politics, and international diplomacy. Print version record. Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110655 Déchets radioactifs Élimination dans la mer. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Waste Management. bisacsh NATURE Environmental Conservation & Protection. bisacsh Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean fast has work: Poison in the well (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFQ34VfDqd4FcmJtvcc7BK https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Hamblin, Jacob Darwin. Poison in the well. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008 9780813542201 0813542200 (DLC) 2007015498 (OCoLC)123232355 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=230883 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Hamblin, Jacob Darwin Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Threshold illusions -- Radiation anxieties -- The other atomic scientists -- Forging an international consensus -- No atomic graveyards -- The environment as Cold War terrain -- Purely for political reasons -- Confronting environmentalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110655 Déchets radioactifs Élimination dans la mer. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Waste Management. bisacsh NATURE Environmental Conservation & Protection. bisacsh Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean fast |
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| title | Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / |
| title_alt | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Threshold illusions -- Radiation anxieties -- The other atomic scientists -- Forging an international consensus -- No atomic graveyards -- The environment as Cold War terrain -- Purely for political reasons -- Confronting environmentalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| title_exact_search | Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / |
| title_full | Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / Jacob Darwin Hamblin. |
| title_fullStr | Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / Jacob Darwin Hamblin. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poison in the well : radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / Jacob Darwin Hamblin. |
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| title_sort | poison in the well radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age |
| title_sub | radioactive waste in the oceans at the dawn of the nuclear age / |
| topic | Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110655 Déchets radioactifs Élimination dans la mer. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Waste Management. bisacsh NATURE Environmental Conservation & Protection. bisacsh Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean fast |
| topic_facet | Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean. Déchets radioactifs Élimination dans la mer. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Waste Management. NATURE Environmental Conservation & Protection. Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean |
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