Nexus 3: The Cold War, the Nevada Test Site, and national security

Authors

Stephen Younger, President, National Security Technologies LLC
Troy Wade, Chairman, Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation

Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

3-23-2011

Publication Title

Nexus series

Publisher

Black Mountain Institute; UNLV College of Urban Affairs

Abstract

Troy Wade and Stephen Younger talk about their history with the Nevada Test Site and the impact that it had both nationally and locally in terms of economics, technology, and creation of new technologies. Both men also talk about their roles the diplomacy of the Cold War, what is needed for national security, and how this is changing as the world's political situation evolves.

Keywords

Cold War; Diplomacy; Nevada – Nevada Test Site; World politics

Disciplines

American Politics | Cultural History | Defense and Security Studies | Diplomatic History | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | International Relations | Nuclear | Nuclear Engineering | Science and Technology Policy | Science and Technology Studies

Language

English

Comments

Host: Dina Titus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Audio file size: 13.3 megabytes

Repository Citation

Younger, S., Wade, T. (2011). Nexus 3: The Cold War, the Nevada Test Site, and national security. Nexus series
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/blackmountain_lectures_events/80