01582cam a2200313 4500 264270880 TxAuBib 19940523120000.0 931013s1994||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 93032777 9780679433644 $25.00 ($33.50 Can.) 0679433643 $25.00 ($33.50 Can.) (OCoLC)29258582 TxAuBib Udall, Stewart L. The Myths of August : A Personal Exploration of Our Tragic Cold War Affair with the Atom / Stewart L. Udall. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, 1994. xii, 399 p. ; 25 cm. This timely and important book. Stewart Udall describes how since the end of World War II a small cleared elite group of nuclear scientists and bureaucrats has used the cloak of secrecy to limit public and Congressional oversight of America’s nuclear policies. The tragic results, such as nuclear testing on unwitting Americans, are only now receiving public attention. The Myths of August makes a persuasive argument that excessive government secrecy erodes the foundation of a democratic society. Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-378) and index. 20000801. Udall, Stewart L. United States Congress Foreign relations 1945-1989. United States Congress Military policy. Nuclear weapons United States History. Cold War. TXHAM