Strahlen im Kalten Krieg: Nuklearer Alltag und atomarer Notfall in der Schweiz. (Radiation in the Cold War: Everyday Nuclear Life and Nuclear Emergencies in Switzerland) (2021)
Marti, Sibylle (Author)
Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh
Edition Details: Book Series: Krieg in der Geschichte, vol. 114
Language: German
"Strahlen im Kalten Krieg" untersucht den politischen, wissenschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit radioaktiver Strahlung in der Schweiz. Im Kalten Krieg avancierten Atombomben zur bedeutendsten Bedrohung, Kernkraftwerke versprachen riesige Mengen an Energie, und Radioisotope befeuerten biomedizinische Forschungen. Strahlen bündelten die Zukunftsversprechen und Visionen, aber auch die Ängste und Bedrohungsvorstellungen der Epoche. Die Studie nimmt Akteure aus Militär, Verwaltung, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft in den Blick. Sie zeigt auf, wie in der Schweiz seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges bis zur Reaktorkatastrophe von Tschernobyl mit Strahlen umgegangen wurde. Sie beleuchtet nicht nur die Vorbereitungen auf einen künftigen Atomkrieg, sondern auch die Vorkehrungen für einen nuklearen Alltag. Die Geschichte von Strahlen und den gegen sie ergriffenen Schutzmaßnahmen gibt Aufschluss über die noch wenig erforschte politische Kultur der Schweiz im Kalten Krieg. ["Radiation in the Cold War" examines the political, scientific and social handling of radioactive radiation in Switzerland. During the Cold War, atomic bombs advanced to become the most significant threat, nuclear power plants promised huge amounts of energy, and radioisotopes fueled biomedical research. Radiation bundled the promises and visions of the future, but also the fears and threat perceptions of the era. The study takes a look at actors from the military, administration, economy and science. It shows how radiation was dealt with in Switzerland from the end of the Second World War until the Chernobyl reactor disaster. It sheds light not only on the preparations for a future nuclear war, but also on the precautions taken for everyday nuclear life. The history of radiation and the protective measures taken against it sheds light on the still little researched political culture of Switzerland during the Cold War.]
...MoreReview Dolores L. Augustine (July 2021) Review of "Strom für die Republik: Die Stasi und das Kernkraftwerk Greifswald. (Electricity for the Republic: The Stasi and the Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant)". Technology and Culture (pp. 918-921).
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