Nukespeak

1982 book by Stephen Hilgartner, Richard C. Bell and Rory O'Connor

Nukespeak: Nuclear Language, Visions and Mindset is a 1982 book by Stephen Hilgartner, Richard C. Bell and Rory O'Connor. This book is a concise history of nuclear weapons and nuclear power in the United States, with special emphasis on the language of the "nuclear mindset".^[1][2]

The National Council of Teachers of English gave the book's authors an Orwell Award in 1982.^[3]

See also

• List of books about nuclear issues
• Nuclear and radiation accidents

References

1. "BOOKS OF THE TIMES (Published 1982)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14.
2. Gerald H. Clarfield and William M. Wiecek (1984). Nuclear America: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940-1980, Harper & Row, New York, p. 471.
3. "Past Recipients of the NCTE Orwell Award" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-06-11.