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001 2010039441
003 DLC
005 20110714083828.0
008 100923s2011 nyuabf b 001 0deng
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020 $a0312611560
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn651912520
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050 00 $aU264.3$b.K43 2011
082 00 $a355.02/170973$222
100 1 $aKeeney, L. Douglas.
245 10 $a15 minutes :$bGeneral Curtis LeMay and the countdown to nuclear annihilation /$cL. Douglas Keeney.
246 3 $aFifteen minutes
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c2011.
300 $ax, 372 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill., map ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [333]-351) and index.
520 $aPresents an account of how America was nearly decimated during the Cold War by atomic weapons, drawing on previously classified documents to reveal a sequence of foiled operations, near-misses, and nuclear weapon testing accidents.
650 0 $aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aNuclear warfare$zUnited States$xPrevention$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xOperational readiness$xHistory$y20th century.
600 10 $aLeMay, Curtis E.
650 0 $aCold War.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y20th century.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2010039441-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2010039441-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2010039441-s.html