Name: Cold war Texas
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Author: Brewer, Landry ; Biles, Amanda
ISBN: 9781467152471

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Author

Landry Brewer

Preface by

Amanda Biles

Publisher

History Press

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.0 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.38 kg.

ISBN13

9781467152471

Synopsis "Cold war Texas "

From missile launch sites to Soviet espionage, experience the Cold War deep in the heart of Texas.In an era when miscalculation or a mistake could lead to global annihilation, Texas operated 12 Atlas F intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites near Abilene's Dyess Air Force Base. Nuclear-capable Nike Hercules surface-to-air antiaircraft missiles protected Austin and the Metroplex from a Soviet bomber attack. An American pilot stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio was the only fatality of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After he was accused of spying for the Soviet Union, former Ranger College professor Maurice Halperin fled the country. Amarillo's Pantex plant, where three employees died in a 1977 explosion, maintains the security and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal. Landry Brewer explores how the Lone Star State shaped American Cold War policy.

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