--- product_id: 12736366 title: "The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement" brand: "dan o'neill" price: "KD 13.45" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/12736366-the-firecracker-boys-h-bombs-inupiat-eskimos-and-the-roots store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement **Brand:** dan o'neill **Price:** KD 13.45 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement by dan o'neill - **How much does it cost?** KD 13.45 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/12736366-the-firecracker-boys-h-bombs-inupiat-eskimos-and-the-roots) ## Best For - dan o'neill enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted dan o'neill brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement ## Images ![The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51+5xDTYblL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There once was a thing called Project Chariot. It never happened. Good. *by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019* Dan O'Neill, then a Research Associate with the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, documents the history of Project Chariot. It is a tale replete with tragicomic errors and deceptions on the part of the AEC and the staff of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (then called Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, or LRL) including Dr. Edward Teller, known as the father of the H-bomb.The basic idea was to carve out a deep-water harbor in Alaska using nuclear bombs. Project Chariot would have been the first "shot" in this effort: a data-gathering blast sometime in 1961. One small detail stood in the way: an Inupiat village called Point Hope. Luckily, the citizens of Point Hope, with O'Neill's help, stood up to the AEC. The plan was shelved in 1962. PR materials on it had predicted negligible fallout, but an internal memo, released later, estimated leakage of 1.5 billion curies of radiation. For comparison, Chernobyl spilled "only" 40 to 86 million Curies.O'Neill's entire gripping account deserves to be read; but if you're short of time, the heart of the story lies in Chapters 9 and 10. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent, if somewhat dated, book on Project Plowshare *by M***T on Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022* Years after I worked at the University of Washington Department of Oceanography I found out that my boss (now deceased) was the U of A Fairbanks Professor that dubbed Edward Teller (so-called Father of the Hydrogen Bomb) and his colleagues the "Firecracker Boys". After finding this out, I read the book and it provides excellent insight into the idea that nuclear weapons could be used for "peaceful" purposes. The good news is that the idea of using nuclear weapons for excavation was eventually dropped. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bombshells *by B***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2015* Dan O’Neill’s excellent book, The Firecracker Boys: H-Bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement, tells the story of Project Chariot.It’s hard to comprehend the lunacy of it today, but Project Chariot was a serious proposal by the Atomic Energy Commission to “geographically engineer” a deep-water harbor on the northwest coast of Alaska by detonating a series of thermonuclear explosions. That’s right: hydrogen bombs.Three major themes jumped out at me from the book.First: There is an inexorable structural bias that causes local interests to be seduced by the promise of short-term financial benefits such as employment or tax revenues. That is why many local politicians, businesses and communities initially embraced Project Chariot, just as they do more contemporary examples like the Keystone XL Pipeline or oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s arctic.Second: Development interests, often in the form of government, almost always provide reassurance that there is little or nothing to fear, whether in the form of nuclear radiation from Project Chariot blasts, human impacts on climate change, oil exploration in the arctic ocean, or mining activities in the headwaters of salmon streams.Third: The most effective organizers operate at a grass-roots level. Project Chariot garnered the attention of local activists like Ginny Wood and Celia Hunter. Before long, they had helped organize the Alaska Conservation Society, which launched successful campaigns to establish what is now known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and to defeat Project Chariot from proceeding.These themes still resonate today across a broad spectrum of threats to the environment, ranging from climate change to fracking to offshore oil exploration. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/12736366-the-firecracker-boys-h-bombs-inupiat-eskimos-and-the-roots](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/12736366-the-firecracker-boys-h-bombs-inupiat-eskimos-and-the-roots) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*