Cabler, Charles E.
Inside Manzano : the life of a nuclear special weapons storage site Charles E. Cabler. - Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2022 - x, 201 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 198) and index.
"In the late 1940s, the U.S. Department of Defense established a nuclear weapons depository in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico. For more than 20 years, Manzano Base served as a maintenance and storage site for some of the most destructive weapons ever created. Operated by the U.S. Air Force, the facility was small and obscure, with highly restricted access. Its covert mission fostered a sense of mystery, leaving the public to speculate about what really went on there. The site was decommissioned in 1992 yet its rich history continues to influence America's nuclear weapons program. This book tells the full story of Manzano and the personnel who served there. Firsthand accounts recall their experiences of nuclear weapons accidents, aircraft crashes, UFO/UAF sightings and a radiation demonstration called "tickling the tiger's tail."
9781476688879 1476688877
2022034652
Nuclear weapons--Storage--History.--New Mexico--Kirtland Air Force Base
History--Military--Nuclear Warfare
History--State & Local --Southwest (AZ, NM, OK,TX--United States
Nuclear weapons--Storage
Kirtland Air Force Base (N.M.)--History.
New Mexico--Kirtland Air Force Base
UG634.5.K5 / C33 2022
358.4170978961 Cab 42
Inside Manzano : the life of a nuclear special weapons storage site Charles E. Cabler. - Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2022 - x, 201 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 198) and index.
"In the late 1940s, the U.S. Department of Defense established a nuclear weapons depository in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico. For more than 20 years, Manzano Base served as a maintenance and storage site for some of the most destructive weapons ever created. Operated by the U.S. Air Force, the facility was small and obscure, with highly restricted access. Its covert mission fostered a sense of mystery, leaving the public to speculate about what really went on there. The site was decommissioned in 1992 yet its rich history continues to influence America's nuclear weapons program. This book tells the full story of Manzano and the personnel who served there. Firsthand accounts recall their experiences of nuclear weapons accidents, aircraft crashes, UFO/UAF sightings and a radiation demonstration called "tickling the tiger's tail."
9781476688879 1476688877
2022034652
Nuclear weapons--Storage--History.--New Mexico--Kirtland Air Force Base
History--Military--Nuclear Warfare
History--State & Local --Southwest (AZ, NM, OK,TX--United States
Nuclear weapons--Storage
Kirtland Air Force Base (N.M.)--History.
New Mexico--Kirtland Air Force Base
UG634.5.K5 / C33 2022
358.4170978961 Cab 42