Last of the Glow Worms
Memoir of a Nuclear Weapons Technician at the End of the Cold War
Nonfiction, History, Military, Nuclear Warfare, Weapons, United States
| Author: | Jeff Woodward | ISBN: | 9781476630083 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | October 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jeff Woodward |
| ISBN: | 9781476630083 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | October 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
From the early 1950s until 1992, the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the phasing out of support personnel. This memoir by one of the Army’s last “glow worms” chronicles his career as a nuclear weapons specialist—from 17-year-old recruit to participant in Operation Silent Echo, codename for the removal of all tactical warheads throughout Asia and Europe.
From the early 1950s until 1992, the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the phasing out of support personnel. This memoir by one of the Army’s last “glow worms” chronicles his career as a nuclear weapons specialist—from 17-year-old recruit to participant in Operation Silent Echo, codename for the removal of all tactical warheads throughout Asia and Europe.
