| Vindplaats: | A 2.91 |
| Titel: | No conceivable injury |
| Auteur: | Robert Milliken |
| Samenvatting: | Hot debate still surrounds the presence of foreign military projects in Australia. In the 1950s no Australian - including the prime minister, Robert Menzies - knew the full facts about the British atomic tests. In line with Australia's long and continuing compliance with the war strategies of allies, Menzies was eager to assist Britain's efforts to develop its own bomb. Australian journalist Robert Milliken traces the remarkable behind-the-scenes drama of the tests at Maralinga, Emu Field and Monte Bello and shows how public announcements differed from what really went on. The trail of deception covered up the danger to Aborigines and servicemen as atomic clouds drifted across the outback. More than thirty years later governments in Britain and Australia are faced with the problems raised by a lengthy Royal Commission into the tests. The sites are still contaminated and victims of radioactivity - and their widows - are claiming compensation. This book confronts the issues from the past and raises the chilling question of what we are not told about defense installations today. |
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| Uitgever: | Penguin Books |
| Jaar van uitgave: | 1986 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Aantal aanwezig: | 1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0-14-008438-X |
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| Ondertitel: | The story of Britain and Australia's atomic cover-up |
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| Opmerkingen: | Voorin staan 2 kaartjes en tabellen. |
| Aantal pagina's: | 383 |
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| Trefwoorden: | Groot Brittannië, Australië, kernwapens, kernproeven, Aborigines, schadevergoeding, stralingsslachtoffers, Maralinga, Emu Field, Monte Bello, atoomwolken, overheid, geheimhouding, verdedigingsinstallaties, |