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More copies of this ISBN:The Doomsday Scenario: How America Endsby Douglas L Keeney
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Subtitled: The Official Doomsday Scenario Written By the United States Government During the Cold War. This chilling 1958 Cold War defense document lays the foundation for how Bush, Cheney and Congress reacted to the September 11th attack on America. Under government wraps for forty years, "The Emergency Plans Book" was de-classified in 1998 and moved to the public viewing area of the National Archives. Months later the document was re-classified, hidden from public view once again, and stamped Top Secret. Candid archival photographs accompany an intriguing text that chronicles the recently re-classified "Plans Book," the highly secret official answer to the most important Cold War defense question of the day: "What happens to America if the Soviet Union attacks?" The Emergency Plans Book, included here in its entirety, provides dramatic new insights into cold war practices, and what might happen in the event of a total nuclear war. This extremely sensitive government document contains a pointed foreword by nationally known and respected atomic weapons authority Stephen I. Schwartz. Review:"Apocalypse made easy. A top-secret U.S. government scenario for the aftermath of nuclear war reveals something truly scary - cockeyed optimism." Salon.com Review:"The Doomsday Scenario: The US Government's answer to the Cold War question." Newsweek Review:"...extraordinary insight into the military mindset...promises to raise hairs and possibly red flags." Publishers Weekly Review:"This Pentagon document 'coldly details the damage a nuclear attack on the US would do.'" Salon.com Synopsis:In one very short year, between 1998 and 1999, the National Archives declassified — then quickly reclassified — an extremely sensitive U.S. Government document. The document, "The Emergency Plans Book," detailed the resulting devastation should the U.S. engage in nuclear warfare with the Soviet Union. The authors used this small window of opportunity to copy the entire document that had been prepared during the height of the Cold War, before it was again sealed in secrecy. This is an unedited version of the Plans, and is based on the only known declassified copy in existence. Illustrations of U.S. nuclear weapons tests show the effects of atomic explosions on ordinary things such as houses, cars, tanks, and factories, to name a few. Simply worded phrases with enormous ramifications are pointed out and explained, as are the government's assumptions and its seemingly futile plans to deal with realization. Synopsis:This chilling 1958 Cold War defense document lays the foundation for how Bush, Chaney and Congress reacted to the September 11th attack on America. Under government wraps for forty years, "The Emergency Plans Book" was de-classified in 1998 and moved to the public viewing area of the National Archives. Months later the document was re-classified, hidden from public view once again, and stamped Top Secret. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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