Making a Real Killing
Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West
by Len Ackland
Published by: University of New Mexico Press
320 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in, 28 halftones, 3 maps
Making a Real Killing examines the way Americans participated in building a nuclear weapons arsenal capable of destroying the human species. To read it is to learn some sobering lessons, including the fact that the democratic process lagged decades behind technological developments.
"As Americans reckon with the legacy of the Cold War, Making a Real Killing deserves a place at the center of our attention. Len Ackland's integrity and hard work remind us how crucial energetic journalism is for a successful democracy."--Patricia Nelson Limerick
Len Ackland directs the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a former Chicago Tribune reporter and former editor of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.