Bridger, Sarah,

Scientists at war : the ethics of Cold War weapons research / Sarah Bridger. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (x, 350 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue: the conscience of a physicist -- The Sputnik opportunity -- The moral case for a test ban -- The science of non-nuclear war -- Into the ethical hot pot -- Disaster and disillusionment in Vietnam -- Institutional reckonings at MIT -- The New Left assault on neutrality -- Collapse of the Sputnik order -- A united front against Star Wars -- Epilogue: science and ethics after the Cold War.



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Science--Social aspects.
Science--Moral and ethical aspects.
Military weapons--Technological innovations--Moral and ethical aspects.
Military research--History--United States--20th century.
Military research--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Nuclear weapons--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Cold War.


Electronic Books.

Q125 / .S354 2015