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Nuclear Disaster Preparedness and Civil Defense

A guide for current and historic US government resources on how to prepare for a nuclear attack or environmental emergency from West Chester University Libraries

Nuclear War

Live: A Handbook of Survival in Nuclear Attack, by Roger S. Cannell 
(1962)
Call Number: 623.388 C224
 

The Fallen Sky: Medical Consequences of Thermonuclear Warby Saul Aronow, Frank R. Ervin, & Victor W. Sidel. (eds.) 
(1963)
Call Number: 614.715 A769

Hidden Dangers: Environmental Consequences of Preparing for War, by Anne H. Ehrlich & John Birks (eds.)
(1991)

Call Number: 363.1799 H632 

Nuclear Accidents

Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushimaby James Mahaffey
(2014)
Call Number: 363.1799 M214

Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment, by Alexey V. Yablokov, et al. (eds.)
(2009)
Call Number: 363.1799 Y11 

Disaster Response and Homeland Security: What Works, What Doesn'tby James F. Miskel 
(2006)
Call Number: 363.348 M678

The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weaponsby Scott Douglas Sagan
(1995)

Available online, or request from Interlibrary Loan

Environmental Hazards: Radioactive Materials and Wastes: A Reference Handbook, by E. Willard Miller; Ruby M. Miller 
(1990)
Call Number: 363.1799 M647

The Legacy of Chernobyl, by Zhores A. Medvedev
(1990)
Call Number: 363.1799 M493

Nuclear Weapons

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety, by Eric Schlosser
(2013)
Call Number: 363.1799 S345

Bomb Scare: The History & Future of Nuclear Weapons, by Joseph Cirincione
(2008)
Available online, or request from Interlibrary Loan

The Making of the Atomic Bomb, by Richard Rhodes
(Library has 1986 edition. Use Interlibrary Loan to get the 2012 edition)
Call Number: 623.4511 R477

Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, by Richard Rhodes
(1995)
Call Number: 623.4511 R477a

Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940, by Stephen I. Schwartz
(1998)
Request from Interlibrary Loan

Other Books of Interest

The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era, by Craig Nelson
(2014)
Call Number: 539.75 N425

A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry, by Nathan Hodge and Sharon Weinberger
​(2011)

Call Number: 623.4511 H688 

Whole World on Fire: Organizations, Knowledge, and Nuclear Weapons Devastation, by Lynn Eden
(2004)
Request from Interlibrary Loan

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