U.S. Nuclear Weapons the Secret History by Hansen, Chuck - 1988-03-20

Orion Books Publishing, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately edgeworn with a few small edge-tears, otherwise is clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.9 lbs; Blue dust jacket with nuclear explosion & title in white lettering; 1988, Orion Books Publishing; 232 pages; "US Nuclear Weapons: The Secret History," by Chuck Hansen.

Orion Books:, 1988. 232 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "This encyclopedic work breaks through the wall of secrecy and presents for the first time historical and technical data for every warhead built by the U.S. since 1945. The most comprehensive technical history ever written about the postwar development of American nuclear weapons." FINE- HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hard Cover. Fine-/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Aerofax /Orion, 1988., 1988. 232p. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize. Jacket priced. Near Fine/Near Fine copy "...at least two of professors were alumni of the MANHATTAN Project) and later helped develop POLARIS and POSIEDON; and a well known past designer of nuclear warheads; all expressed both surprise and concern about the accuracy of the book's contents when itwas brought it to their attention; they all wondered how in the hell he got access to the documents from which he had extracted the information since they all certainly still bore classified markings. Someone decided not to try and prosecute the chap because he had never had a clearance and they could never figure out how he got access to the information.". Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Crown, March 1988. Hardcover . Used - fine/Near Fine Plus. A square, tight and unmarked copy with text which appears unread. Dust jacket now protected in removable mylar.

Arlington, TX: Aerofax, Inc, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. 232 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Maps. Diagrams. Notes. Tabular Data. Index. Most pages are in a two column format. Distributed by Orion Books, a Division of Crown Publishers. DJ worn, soiled and has staining, inside and out. Boards and text to not appear impacted. Some corner bumping. Includes Preface, Foreword, A Note About Sources. Acknowledgments. Weapon Physics. Postwar U.S. Fission Weapons Development. Thermonuclear Weapons Development, 1942-1982. Weapons Types: Development & Delivery Systems. Arming & Fuzing: Techniques & Equipment. Chuck Hansen (May 13, 1947 - March 26, 2003) was the compiler, over a period of 30 years, of the world's largest private collection of unclassified documents on how America developed atomic and thermonuclear weapons. Hansen's documents were obtained through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and since his… Read More

Arlington, TX: Aerofax, Inc, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. 232 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Maps. Diagrams. Notes. Tabular Data. Index. inor DJ edge wear and tears. Most pages are in a two column format. Distributed by Orion Books, a Division of Crown Publishers. Includes Preface, Foreword, A Note About Sources. Acknowledgments. Weapon Physics. Postwar U.S. Fission Weapons Development. Thermonuclear Weapons Development, 1942-1982. Weapons Types: Development & Delivery Systems. Arming & Fuzing: Techniques & Equipment. Chuck Hansen (May 13, 1947 - March 26, 2003) was the compiler, over a period of 30 years, of the world's largest private collection of unclassified documents on how America developed atomic and thermonuclear weapons. Hansen's documents were obtained through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and since his death have been housed at the National Security Archive at George Washington… Read More

USA: Orion/Aerofax/Crown, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 232 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and some colour plates. "This encyclopedic work presents for the first time historical and technical data for every nuclear warhead built by the U.S. since 1945. The most comprehensive technical history ever written about the postwar development of American nuclear weapons, this book includes explantions of fission and fusion weapon physics; significant postwar technological advancements in atomic warheads; and commonly-used warhead arming and fuzing equipment and techniques." - from dust jacket. "Extensive footnotes in each chapter cite specific sources for many of the points discussed" - from Preface. Book clean and bright with light wear. Prior owner's large signature atop front free endpaper and reverse of back free endpaper. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade… Read More