The myths of August : a personal exploration of our tragic Cold War affair with the atom

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    • Udall, Stewart L.

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The myths of August : a personal exploration of our tragic Cold War affair with the atom

Stewart L. Udall

Rutgers University Press, 1998

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Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 1994

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-378) and index

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In this study, the author describes how since the end of World War II, a small ""cleared"" elite group of nuclear scientists and bureaucrats has used the cloak of secrecy to limit public and Congressional oversight of US nuclear policies. He argues that excessive secrecy erodes democratic society.

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