Moreno presents the shocking history on the use of human subjects in atomic, biological and chemical warfare experiments, from plutonium injections to LSD and mescaline studies.

Prologue: Atomic-Powered Communism1 -- 1 The Reactor in the Garden 6 -- 2 Nuclear Breeders: Technological Determinism 47 -- 3 Nuclear Concrete 81 -- 4 Nuclear Engines: Technology as Panacea 109 -- 5 Nuclear Chickens: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Ionizing Radiation 146 -- 6 A Stellar Promise: The Display Value of Fusion Power 167 -- 7 Reactors for the Republics 203 -- 8 Nuclear Explosions: Peaceful and Otherwise 243 -- Epilogue: Atomic-Powered Communism Reconsidered 272.