World Nuclear

Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario.

In this visionary book, Dr. Tim Gregory challenges prevailing narratives around climate change, arguing that the goal of net zero is not simply to replace fossil fuels with renewables, but to power civilization using sources of energy that do not emit carbon dioxide. He unequivocally shows that only one emissions-free energy source can rise to that challenge: nuclear power.

What if climate change isn’t an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge? In this visionary book, Dr Tim Gregory urges us to rethink the path to net zero. He argues that the solution to climate change lies not simply in replacing fossil fuels with renewables, but in fully embracing another energy source that emits zero carbon dioxide: nuclear power.

On a holiday in England, Alex Carhill is caught in the nightmare of a nuclear holocaust. In a matter of hours a mid-summer’s day is turned into a nuclear winter. This is the story of his survival in a world that no longer has rules; where climatic extremes, murder, starvation and disease are commonplace. As the land slowly heals, the survivors scratch together an existence in a contaminated wasteland ravaged by plagues of insects and disease. In this world, through hardship and pain, a new society is forged based on new rules and values moulded from the demands and necessities of life. ...

Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey's books have served to open up the world of nuclear science like never before. With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey's new book looks back at the atom's wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright future.

With the constant threat of oil shortages facing us and wanting to educate herself about possible alternatives, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find for herself the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: It is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. She enlists the help of Rip Anderson, a leading scientist in the field of risk assessment, and with his tutelage, she travels the country, visiting uranium mines, enrichment centers, reactors, and waste sites.

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon.

The Great Nuclear War of 1975 In a Different 1975… Superpower relations breakdown and a nuclear war all but annihilates the Soviet Union and devastates the United States. 100 million Americans are dead. After Washington is destroyed, a smalltown judge delivers the oath of office to Vice President Rockefeller. Surviving American forces on land, sea and in the air await orders from the new president. Americans across the nation climb out of the rubble looking for a homeland that no longer exists. In surviving capitals across the globe, governments ponder the implications of a world without ...

This abridged audiobook is based on the classic 1987 survival guide by Cresson H. Kearny, a book that has helped generations understand how to protect themselves during a nuclear emergency. Whether it's a nuclear war, accident, or explosions happening on the other side of the world, this guide gives you practical steps to stay safe.

Embark on an Unforgettable Journey with the Wessek Family in This Riveting Box Set! In the depths of a nuclear apocalypse, Kimberly and her loyal companion, Kaya, forge an unbreakable bond. They've spent their lives sheltered in an underground military base, sheltered from the horrors that lurk on the surface. But when curiosity tugs at their hearts, they brave the unknown world above, where danger and malevolence await at every turn. It's here, in the harsh light of day, that the strength of their connection is tested like never before, as survival becomes a relentless battle. As the ...

It was a warm night on April 26th, 1986. Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatlov, the Chernobyl Reactor 4 plant engineer, called for a safety test. The test was to figure out how to keep the reactor cool until the backup electrical generators could be turned on. Three similar tests had been conducted the year before, but they hadn't managed to produce any results. This test was going to be different.

At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl's fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands, and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated, and inaccurate stories.

The Shinkolobwe Mine in the Belgian Congo was described by a 1943 Manhattan Project intelligence report as the "most important deposit of uranium yet discovered in the world". So long as the United States remained in control of this mine and its supply, it had a world monopoly on the primary material needed to build an atomic bomb. The uranium from this mine was used to build the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

In the late 1930s, legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the 20th century at his state-of-the-art laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York. He established a top-secret defense laboratory at MIT and personally bankrolled pioneering research into new, high-powered radar detection systems that helped defeat the German Air Force and U-boats. With Ernest Lawrence, he pushed Franklin Delano Roosevelt to fund research in nuclear fission, which led to the development of the atomic bomb.

Abel survived the apocalypse… …but drugs nearly killed him. He scrapes together a meagre existence with his dog trading junk he finds on the wastes. But when he crosses paths with a group of enslaved children, he must do everything he can to save them. Can he ever be free from drugs? Will he find a place to call home? Is there hope in a hopeless world? This collection brings together all four novels in Jon Cronshaw’s Wasteland series. You’ll love these books because everyone loves post-apocalyptic survival, flawed heroes, and tales of good versus evil. Get your copy now.

In Rad Future, science influencer Isabelle Boemeke shatters the fear and misinformation surrounding this technology and shows how the actual science tells a different story. It turns out that nuclear-generated electricity—nuclear electricity—is our best option for ensuring the future of the planet. Nuclear can power cities, desalinate water, create carbon-free fertilizer, and heat homes, all with the smallest environmental footprint of any energy source.

War Night: Stories of the Great Nuclear War of 1975 Eleven stories of people on the night the Great Nuclear War of 1975 began. -In a NATO bunker, General Al Haig fights Europe’s first nuclear war. -Over the Canadian Boreal Forest, Canadian F-101 Voodoo pilots make the ultimate sacrifice. -In Florida, a single mother must pick up her children, as the bombs are falling. -An Australian family watches the nuclear war unfold live on television. And much more…

Here for the first time, in rich human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly - or have been so misunderstood. From the theoretical discussions of nuclear energy to the bright glare of Trinity, there was a span of hardly more than 25 years.

September 11th, 2001 7:59 AM – That morning the firefighters at the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and the NY electric power system operators at The Electric Authority (TEA), an electric utility, were just beginning their day shifts, going through their normal prescribed everyday duties. Nothing unusual was either anticipated by anyone or happening … yet. Unknown to all, far away in Boston, American Airlines flight 11, on route from Providence, Maine was taking off from Boston’s Logan Airport with 76 passengers, 11 crew members, and 5 hijackers on board, ostensibly bound for Los ...

In a Different 1976 The sequel to The Great Nuclear War of 1975 The Aftermath of 1976 As nuclear winter turns into spring, the Rockefeller Administration must rebuild America. The task is enormous. Every major American city and state capital has been blasted to radioactive rubble. The nation’s infrastructure is smashed. Tens of millions of Americans are displaced and homeless. President Rockefeller runs the nation from the Western White House in Casper, Wyoming. A rump congress convenes at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. Somehow, the nation must hold a presidential election. Politicians ...