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Category Archives: Nuclear Books
Nuclear waste will harm future generations for a million years without underground storage
Preface. This is a book review of “Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste” and the best book I’ve read on the topic, as well as additional research on the topic. Now that world wide production of … Continue reading
Fusion: Book review of “Sun in a Bottle”
Preface. I don’t know of a book or article that better explains fusion and why fusion is so difficult and far from being commercial. Or ever commercial for that matter. Except for hydrogen bombs.
Posted in Fusion, Nuclear Books, Nuclear Waste
Tagged bomb, fission, fusion, H Bomb, hydrogen, nuclear power, radiation, Teller, tritium
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Book review of Jaczko’s “Confessions of a rogue nuclear regulator”
Preface. After presenting a lot of evidence for why nuclear power plants are inherently unsafe, Jaczko concludes: “There is only one logical answer: we must stop generating nuclear waste, and that means we must stop using nuclear power. You would … Continue reading
New Yorker review of Eric Schlosser’s “Command and Control”
Preface. This book has been on my reading list for several years now, but I have to admit I am lazy, lazy – the 656 pages is twice the length of most books. And it would be hard to write … Continue reading
Part 6 Raven Rock. Alarming quotes from leaders
Preface. This is the 6th part of my book review of: Graff, G.M. 2018. Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die. Simon and Schuster. These are some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Books, Nuclear War
Tagged eisenhower, johnson, kennedy, nuclear war, truman
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Part 5 Raven Rock. Hidey holes for government and military officials to carry on democracy after nuclear war destroys the planet
Preface. This is the fifth part of my book review of: Graff, G.M. 2018. Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die. Simon and Schuster. There are so many doomsday … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Books, Nuclear War, Politics, War Books
Tagged bunker, government, nuclear war
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Part 4 Raven Rock. The government abandons plans to aid the public, only the government to survive
Preface. This is the fourth part of my book review of: Graff, G.M. 2018. Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die. Simon and Schuster. Clearly if the U.S. government … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Books, Nuclear War, Politics, Where to Be or Not to Be
Tagged bomb shelter, continuation of government, nuclear war
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Part 3 Raven Rock. The government’s plans for after a nuclear holocaust
This is the third part of my book review of: Graff, G.M. 2018. Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die. Simon and Schuster. This book stresses that a full … Continue reading
Part 2 Raven Rock. The U.S. government’s plans to save civilians from nuclear war
Graff, G.M. 2018. Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die. At the outset of the cold war, scientists proposed that nationalism had to go away to prevent nuclear wars, … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Books, Nuclear War, Politics, Refugee Camps
Tagged bomb shelter, emergency plans, evacuation, FEMA, homeland security
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Part 1 Intro. Raven rock: the story of the U.S. governments secret plans to save itself after a nuclear war and let the rest of us die
This is a book review of Graff’s 2018 “ Raven Rock. The Story of the U.S. Governments Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die”. This book exposes the government’s plans to carry on government and democracy after … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Books, Nuclear War, Politics
Tagged bomb shelter, government, nuclear war
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