Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space

by Mark Wolverton

Book Overview

The unbelievable true story of an American Cold War scheme to detonate nuclear bombs in space is revealed in this military history expos .

The summer of 1958 was a nerve-racking time. The Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik drew America into a game of nuclear one-upmanship. Tensions escalated between the two superpowers over their respective nuclear weapons reserves, both sides desperate for a solution to the imminent threat of massive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468314173
• ISBN13: 9781468314175
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"