Nuclear tsunami : the Japanese government and America's role in the Fukushima disaster /

This book begins with the analysis of America's post-war intelligence operations, propaganda campaigns, and strategic psychological warfare in Japan. Banking on nuclear safety myths, Japan promoted an aggressive policy of locating and building nuclear power plants in depopulated areas suffering...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krooth, Richard
Otros Autores: Edelson, Morris, Fukurai, Hiroshi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, [2015]
Temas:
2011
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011.
Nuclear energy > Government policy > Japan.
Nuclear power plants > Japan > Safety measures.
Nuclear power plants > Japan > Design and construction.
Accident nucléaire de Fukushima, Japon, 2011.
Énergie nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > Japon.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Nuclear energy > Government policy
Nuclear power plants > Design and construction
Nuclear power plants > Safety measures
Japan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book begins with the analysis of America's post-war intelligence operations, propaganda campaigns, and strategic psychological warfare in Japan. Banking on nuclear safety myths, Japan promoted an aggressive policy of locating and building nuclear power plants in depopulated areas suffering from a significant decline of local industries and economies. The Fukushima nuclear disaster substantiated that U.S. propaganda programs left a long lasting legacy in Japan and beyond and created the futile ground for the future nuclear disaster. The book reveals Japan's tripartite organization of the d.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 209 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index.
ISBN:9780739195703
0739195700

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