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In 1951 the first atomic weapon was detonated over a section of desert known as Frenchman Flat in southern Nevada providing evidence of the Nevada Test Site's beginnings. This work discusses post-Cold War policy issues concerning the continued viability of that site for weapons testing.

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"Bombs in the Backyard is a valuable addition to historical literature on the atomic age, providing scholars with a well-documented, comprehensive history of U.S. atomic testing and the political and health issues which have emerged as a result." -Journal of the Southwest; "Titus tells this painful story [of downwinders] with marvelous balance. She threads her way easily through the labyrinths of both the federal bureaucracy and the American legal system, and her explanations are models of lucidity." -Nevada Historical Society Quarterly"

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    Publisher: MP-NEV University of Nevada
    Publication Date: 1/31/2001 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780874173703, 978-0874173703
    ISBN10: 0874173701
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    In 1951 the first atomic weapon was detonated over a section of desert known as Frenchman Flat in southern Nevada providing evidence of the Nevada Test Site's beginnings. This work discusses post-Cold War policy issues concerning the continued viability of that site for weapons testing.

    Trade Review
    "Bombs in the Backyard is a valuable addition to historical literature on the atomic age, providing scholars with a well-documented, comprehensive history of U.S. atomic testing and the political and health issues which have emerged as a result." -Journal of the Southwest; "Titus tells this painful story [of downwinders] with marvelous balance. She threads her way easily through the labyrinths of both the federal bureaucracy and the American legal system, and her explanations are models of lucidity." -Nevada Historical Society Quarterly"

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