Nike Missile Fail: When Elk City and Clinton Almost Went Nuclear

Authors

Landry Brewer, Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Organization

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Publication Date

11-2023

Abstract

The Cold War entered an intense new phase in August of 1949 when the Soviet Union successfully detonated its first atomic bomb, and the United States lost the nuclear hegemony that it had enjoyed since the end of World War II in 1945...

Publication Title

The Chronicles of Oklahoma

Issue

Fall 2023

First Page

132

Last Page

145

Comments

"Nike Missile Fail: When Elk City and Clinton Almost Went Nuclear" was first published in the Fall 2023 issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.

Recommended Citation

Brewer, Landry, "Nike Missile Fail: When Elk City and Clinton Almost Went Nuclear" (2023). Faculty Articles & Research. 10.
https://dc.swosu.edu/caap_general_articles/10