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001			on1049791605
003			OCoLC
005			20190509144312.0
008			190125t20192019nyu b 000 0 eng c
010			_a 2019003262
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020			_a9780525505174 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0525505172 _q(hardcover)
020			_z9780525505181 _q(ebook)
035			_a(OCoLC)1049791605
042			_apcc
043			_an-us---
092			_a355.07 _bH838
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aHoughton, Vince, _eauthor. _9395845
245	1	0	_aNuking the moon : _band other intelligence schemes and military plots left on the drawing board / _cVince Houghton.
246	3	0	_aOther intelligence schemes and military plots left on the drawing board
263			_a1904
264		1	_a[New York] : _bPenguin Books, _c[2019]
264		4	_c©2019
300			_axvi, 302 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"In Nuking the Moon, intelligence historian Vince Houghton proves that abandoned plans can be just as illuminating--and every bit as entertaining--as the ones that made it. Vividly capturing the fascinating stories of how twenty-one plans from WWII and the Cold War went from conception, planning, and testing to cancellation, Houghton explores what happens when innovation meets desperation: For every plan as good as D-Day, there's a scheme to strap bombs to bats or dig a spy tunnel underneath the Soviet embassy. Along the way, he reveals what each one tells us about twentieth-century history, the art of spycraft, military strategy, and famous figures like JFK, Castro, and Churchill. By turns terrifying and hilarious--but always riveting--this is the unique story of history left on the drawing board"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aIntroduction : left on the drawing board -- Acoustic Kitty -- Operation Capricious -- Project X-Ray -- Project Fantasia -- Blue Peacock -- Project Washtub -- Operation Northwoods -- Felix and his rifle -- Project Seal -- Operation Monopoly -- Project Habakkuk -- Tagboard -- The Ducc -- The X-20 and the MOL -- Brilliant Pebbles -- The Sun Gun -- The Plowshare Program's strangest idea -- Protecting the Peacekeeper -- Project Iceworm -- Aircraft nuclear propulsion and Project Orion -- Project A119 -- Conclusion : and then what?
650		0	_aMilitary research _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _9398561
650		0	_aMilitary intelligence _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _9304655
650		0	_aEspionage, American _xHistory _y20th century. _9256117
650		0	_aStrategy. _939023
651		0	_aUnited States _xMilitary policy. _913868
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c292286 _d292286