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Warday is a 1984 novel written by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka (and with Strieber himself playing the key role in the story). It makes for grim and disturbing reading. It’s an excellently written book, too; a book that tells the story of a limited nuclear attack on the United States, but which still kills more than sixty million people – from the initial atomic blasts, famine and starvation, radiation, and a wave of out-of-control influenza. The United States is devastated by what is known as Electromagnetic Pulse weaponry. Strieber and Kunetka skillfully tell a story that could, one day, become all too real. In
The Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb
By: James Kunetka
Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Two ambitious men. One historic mission. With a blinding flash in the New Mexico desert in the summer of 1945, the world was changed forever..
I have just finished reading a book about the creation of the Atom Bomb. The story is a fascinating detailed trip down memory lane of the people, places and dedication of many people who were part of the creation of the A- Bomb. Of particular interest as the title suggest is the two men most responsible for the management of the project. One a General in the Army and one perhaps the smartest physicist of the time.