[BOOK][B] The making of the Indian atomic bomb: Science, secrecy and the postcolonial state
I Abraham - 1998 - books.google.com
In 1974 India exploded an atomic device. In May 1998 the new right-wing BJP Government
set off several more, encountering in the process domestic plaudits, but also international
condemnation and possibly sparking a new nuclear arms race in South Asia. What explains
the enthusiasm of the Indian public for nuclear power? This book is the first serious historical
account of the development of India's nuclear programme and of how the bomb came to be
made. The author questions orthodox interpretations implying that it was a product of …
set off several more, encountering in the process domestic plaudits, but also international
condemnation and possibly sparking a new nuclear arms race in South Asia. What explains
the enthusiasm of the Indian public for nuclear power? This book is the first serious historical
account of the development of India's nuclear programme and of how the bomb came to be
made. The author questions orthodox interpretations implying that it was a product of …
[CITATION][C] The making of the Indian atomic bomb: science, secrecy and the postcolonial state
I Abraham - 1999 - Orient Blackswan