Download or read book Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad written by Jeffrey Richelson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richelson reveals the history of America's super-secret government agency, Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST). "Defusing Armageddon" provides a behind-the-scenes look at NEST's personnel, operations, and detection and disablement equipment. 16 pages of illustrations; 4 maps.