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Title

Australia's bid for the atomic bomb

Author/Creator

Reynolds, Wayne

Description

This work is a fundamental rewriting of Australian history from 1943 to 1968. It argues that after World War II, Australian defence policy was premised on Joint nuclear weapons development with the United Kingdom; and that while this endeavour failed, it shaped domestic and foreign policy until the end of the 1950s. Nuclear weapons have traditionally been seen as American and British concerns, and various official histories have held that the development of rockets and atomic weapon testing were essentially British exercises. But author Wayne Reynolds reveals an entirely new perspective on Australia's role in these events. Australia's Bid for the Atomic Bomb examines the implications of this for major social, political and security issues and developments in Austalia's recent history.

Relation

http://catalogue.mup.com.au/978-0-522-84914-1.html

Date

2000

Publisher

Melbourne University Press

Keyword(s)

Australian history;  World War II;  nuclear weapons;  atomic bomb

Resource Type

book

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/31988

Identifier

ISBN:0522849148

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