
Название: Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare
Автор: David K. Stumpf
Издательство: The University of Arkansas Press
Год: 2020
Страниц: 595
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 336 MB
In Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, David K. Stumpf demystifies the intercontinental ballistic missile program that was conceived at the end of the Eisenhower administration as a key component of the US nuclear strategy of massive retaliation. Although its nuclear warhead may have lacked power relative to that of the Titan II, the Minuteman more than made up for this in terms of numbers and readiness to launch—making it the ultimate ICBM.