Atomic thunder : the Maralinga story./Tynan, Elizabeth.

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ISBN		978-1-7422-3428-1 ( 1742234283 )
DDC Number		363.17 TYN
Personal Author		Tynan, Elizabeth.
Title		Atomic thunder : the Maralinga story.
Publication and distribution area		Sydney, NSW : NewSouth, 2016.
Physical Description Area		xv, 373 pages : maps.
Summary		Summary: In 1950 Australian prime minister Robert Menzies blithely agreed to atomic tests that offered no benefit to Australia and relinquished control over them - and left the public completely in the dark. This book reveals the devastating consequences of that decision. (Publisher)
Topical Subject Heading		Diseases.
Topical Subject Heading		Nuclear Weapons.
Topical Subject Heading		Radioactive pollution.
Topical Subject Heading		Aboriginal peoples.
Topical Subject Heading		Aboriginal peoples - Health.
Topical Subject Heading		Atomic bomb - Physiological effects.
Topical Subject Heading		Australian history.
Topical Subject Heading		War veterans.
Topical Subject Heading		Atomic bomb - Testing.
Topical Subject Heading		Veterans - Diseases.
Geographic Subject Heading		Australia - Politics and government - 20th century.
Geographic Subject Heading		Maralinga (S. Aust.) - History.