Nuclear History

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    • A Scenario
    • Written by: Annie Jacobsen
    • Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
    • Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 2024-03-26
    • Language: English
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    • There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.

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    • The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
    • Written by: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
    • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 2018-05-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
    • From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....

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    • A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power
    • Written by: James Mahaffey
    • Narrated by: John McLain
    • Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 2013-09-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 94 ratings
    • The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death, with Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears....

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    • Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Nuclear Winter Series, Book 1)
    • Written by: Bobby Akart
    • Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
    • Series: Nuclear Winter Series, Book 1
    • Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 2021-02-11
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • This is more than the story of nuclear conflict. It’s about the devastating effects wrought by nuclear winter. Our possible future is seen through the eyes of the Albright family....

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    • A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima
    • Written by: James Mahaffey
    • Narrated by: Tom Weiner
    • Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 2014-02-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
    • Nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters....

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    • The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
    • Written by: William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina
    • Narrated by: John Pruden
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 2020-08-25
    • Language: English
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    • Written in an accessible and authoritative voice, The Button reveals the shocking tales and sobering facts of nuclear executive authority throughout the atomic age, delivering a powerful condemnation against ever leaving explosive power this devastating under one person's thumb....

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    • The Last Train from Hiroshima
    • Written by: Charles Pellegrino
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 2020-07-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • To Hell and Back offers listeners a stunning "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written....

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    • Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters
    • Written by: Kate Brown
    • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
    • Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 2017-12-19
    • Language: English
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    • Kate Brown draws on official records and dozens of interviews to tell the extraordinary stories of Richland, Washington, and Ozersk, Russia - the first two cities in the world to produce plutonium....

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    • Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
    • Written by: Eric Schlosser
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 2013-09-17
    • Language: English
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    • Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • Written by: Joseph M. Siracusa
    • Narrated by: Shawn Compton
    • Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 2020-12-02
    • Language: English
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    • This Very Short Introduction looks at the science of nuclear weapons and how they differ from conventional weapons....

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    • The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
    • Written by: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Robertson Dean
    • Series: Richard Rhodes' Nuclear Histories
    • Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 2007-09-26
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration's unprecedented arms buildup in the early 1980s....

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    • A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
    • Written by: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 2022-05-17
    • Language: English
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    • Atoms and Ashes recounts the dramatic history of nuclear accidents that have dogged the industry in its military and civil incarnations since the 1950s. Through the stories of six terrifying major incidents, Cold War expert Serhii Plokhy explores the risks of nuclear power....

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    • From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times
    • Written by: Gwynne Dyer
    • Narrated by: Gareth Richards
    • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 2022-09-13
    • Language: English
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    • War has always been a defining feature of human society. This new addition to the Shortest History series explains why we do it—and how we can stop....

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    • An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
    • Written by: Annie Jacobsen
    • Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
    • Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 2011-05-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 142 ratings
    • It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere s75 miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the US government - but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades....

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    • The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
    • Written by: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 28 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 2024-11-26
    • Language: English
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    • Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.

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    • The Extraordinary Voyages of the USS Skate
    • Written by: James Calvert
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 2020-02-25
    • Language: English
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    • Under the guidance of James Calvert this nuclear submarine had navigated through polar ice packs, braved atrociously cold conditions, and broken through layers of thick ice to arrive at their destination; the northernmost point of the world....

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    • The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
    • Written by: Alex Wellerstein
    • Narrated by: John McLain
    • Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 2021-10-26
    • Language: English
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    • Drawing on troves of declassified files, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early 21st century....

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    • The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
    • Written by: Max Hastings
    • Narrated by: John Hopkins
    • Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 2022-09-29
    • Language: English
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    • The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation....

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