From classified to commonplace: the trajectory of the hydrogen bomb 'secret'

Alex Wellerstein

doi:10.1016/j.endeavour.2008.03.002

From classified to commonplace: the trajectory of the hydrogen bomb 'secret'

Alex Wellerstein

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

The secret of the hydrogen bomb went from being an icon of nuclear secrecy to something that could be widely reproduced on the Internet and in children's textbooks. The rise and fall of the H-bomb secret reveals both changing attitudes towards state secrecy in general and the contingent nature of secrecy, depending on an imagined threat as guidance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-52
Number of pages	6
Journal	Endeavour
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2008.03.002
State	Published - Jun 2008

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