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Paul Madriani novels volume 12
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English
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Defense attorney Paul Madriani is on the trail of two NASA scientists who are harboring secrets that a dangerous government will stop at nothing to get. Meanwhile, Madriani's daughter, Sarah, is kept under armed guard after eluding the dangerous killer known as Liquida. However, Sarah slips past her protectors, ignorant to the fact that Liquida is waiting for her. Now Madriani, Joselyn Cole, and Harry Hinds must locate the scientist and track down...
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Series
Jerry Mitchell novels volume 6
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Jerry Mitchell returns in Arctic Gambit, an explosive military thriller by New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond. Jerry Mitchell, now the commodore of submarine Development Squadron Five, is dismayed when USS Toledo is reported missing in Arctic waters, close to Russian territory. The vessel is captained by his former shipmate and close friend, Lenny Berg. Eager to investigate, Jerry convinces the Navy to redirect one of his squadrons boats...
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Making of the nuclear age volume 3
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War. In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 Reykjavik summit and the incredible events that followed. In this thrilling, authoritative narrative, Richard Rhodes draws on...
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Mother Jones
“Easily the most unsettling work of nonfiction I've ever read... the book is beyond relevant. It's critical reading in a nation with thousands of nukes still on hair-trigger alert."
Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs,...
“Easily the most unsettling work of nonfiction I've ever read... the book is beyond relevant. It's critical reading in a nation with thousands of nukes still on hair-trigger alert."
Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs,...
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Dale Brown's Dreamland volume 15
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
201
Language
English
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When the U.S. develops intelligence showing that Iran is in the final stages of assembling a nuclear bomb, the President orders Breanna Stockard and the Whiplash team to destroy it before the renegade nation can destabilize the shaky Middle East. Left with no other choice, Stockard sends young Air Force ace Turk Mako behind enemy lines. His orders: pilot a squadron of high-tech nano-UAVs from inside Iran to destroy the weapon and its assembly bunker....
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Desert Research Institute publication volume 5216
Publisher
Desert Research Institute
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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The history of atomic testing is usually told as a story about big technology, big science, and complex global politics. Doom Towns: The People and Landscapes of Atomic Testing explains critical technological developments and the policies that drove weapons innovation within the context of the specific environments and communities where testing actually took place. The book emphasizes the people who participated, protested, or were affected by atomic...
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English
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When a Tehrani scientist sends encrypted messages to the CIA about Iran's secret nuclear program, Harry Pappas commences communication with him, positive that his information is legitimate. As the agency looks into pretexts for attacking Iran, the scientist grows certain that his life is in danger. Therefore, Pappas enlists the help of British operatives, the Increment, who possess licenses to kill. As the ordeal grows in complexity, Pappas may have...
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Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"A riveting, chilling tale of how a group of ragtag activists infiltrated one of the most secure nuclear weapons sites in the United States, told alongside a broader history of America's nuclear stewardship, from the early stages of the Manhattan Project to our country's never-ending investment in nuclear weaponry. On Saturday, July 28, 2012, three senior citizens broke into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world. An eighty-two-year-old...
18) Fires of war
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First team series volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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"Meet the World War II female scientists who worked in the secret sites of the Manhattan Project. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the United States but also from countries abroad, these scientists helped in -- and often initiated -- the development of the atomic bomb, taking starring roles in the Manhattan Project. In fact, their involvement was critical to its success, though many of them were not fully aware of the consequences."--...
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