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Table of Contents:

• pt. 1. 1945-1962. Introduction: neutrons, news, news zero. The New York times as propaganda organ : what made it the ideal outlet. Conflicts of interest behind and beyond the "atomic curtain" : the bomb as a Second Coming of Christ yarn. News Zero from the first ground zeroes. From orality to infernos : "These were the forgotten people." Building a superpower by standing on the shoulders of native peoples. The Times defines its duty : "We must accept our destiny as the defender of the free world. The lost millennia : from here to near-eternity. "Standing at the gates of hell looking into eternity." Americans "are smart at doing stupid things"; H-bomb's biggest fallout in U.S. history (but not in the Times)
• pt. 2. 1980-2004. "The only victims of U.S. nuclear arms since World War II have been our own people." Conclusion: News Zero and the next rough drafts of history.

Author/Creator:

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

News zero: the New York times and the bomb [by Keever, B.D.]

Subjects:

Atomic bomb — United States — History

Atomic bomb — Press coverage — United States — History

Atomic bomb — Government policy — United States — History

Atomic bomb — Moral and ethical aspects — United States

Nuclear weapons — Marshall Islands — Testing — Press coverage

Nuclear weapons — United States — History

Nuclear weapons — Press coverage — United States — History

Nuclear weapons — Government policy — United States — History

Nuclear weapons — United States — Testing — History

Nuclear weapons testing victims — Marshall Islands — Press coverage

Nuclear weapons — Health aspects — United States

Nuclear weapons — Environmental aspects — United States

Nuclear weapons — Moral and ethical aspects — United States

Hydrogen bomb — Government policy — United States — History

Deception — Political aspects — United States

Government and the press — United States — History

Journalistic ethics — United States

Press and politics — United States

New York times — Press coverage

New York times

Groves, Leslie R., 1896-1970

Laurence, William L., 1888-1977

United States — Military policy

United States — Politics and government — 1945-1989

United States — Politics and government — 1989-

Hiroshima-shi (Japan) — History — Bombardment, 1945

Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Marshall Islands

Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Hiroshima-shi, Japan : 1945)

Since 1945

Nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons — Press coverage

Nuclear weapons — Government policy

Nuclear weapons testing victims

Nuclear weapons — Environmental aspects

Nuclear weapons — Moral and ethical aspects

Hydrogen bomb

Government policy

Deception — Political aspects

Deception

Government and the press

Journalistic ethics

Press and politics

Atomic bomb

Press coverage

Atomic bomb — Government policy

Military policy

Politics and government

Atomic bomb — Moral and ethical aspects

Nuclear weapons — Testing

Japan

Japan — Hiroshima-shi

Marshall Islands — Bikini Atoll

Pacific Ocean — Marshall Islands District

United States

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-365) and index.

Physical Description:

374 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

QC773.3.U5 K43 2004

ISBNs:

1567512828 (pbk.)
1567512836

OCLC Numbers:

56955178