Fallout, 9781862545236
Paperback
Atomic lies, desert bombs, and one man’s fight for truth.

Fallout

hedley marston and the atomic bomb tests in australia

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2019

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Summary

Fallout: A Nation Deceived, A Scientist’s Stand

In the 1950s, the Australian government, seeking international prestige, permitted the British government to conduct atomic bomb tests in the remote deserts of South Australia. The public was given assurances of absolute safety, told there was no risk of radioactive fallout.

But Hedley Marston, a dedicated biochemist with the CSIRO, uncovered a disturbing truth: the government’s Safety Committee was deliberately misleading the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781862545236
ISBN-10:1862545235
Author:Roger Cross
Publisher:Wakefield Press
Imprint:Wakefield Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:1 January 2019
Weight:320g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm

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