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Topia!: Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Weapons: Nuclear (218)
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science. Best known for the Doomsday Clock. Reporting on international security, military affairs, and nuclear issues. Archive search of back issues. Mario's Cyberspace Station: Remember Hiroshima - Information and numerous links related to nuclear bombs, nuclear tests, risks and secrets. U.S. Presidents Predelegated Nuclear Weapons Release Authority - Documents that during the most dangerous phases of the U.S.-Soviet confrontation during the early 1960s top military commanders had presidentially-authorized instructions providing advance authority to use nuclear weapons under specified emergency conditions. Nukes on Afghanistan? - Counter punch article discusses the development and use of small low yield deep penetrator war heads. Nukefix - Computer model designed for analyzing the nuclear weapons problem. Allows assessment of effects and answers questions about nuclear war scenarios. Other info including news, photos and audio clips. B61-11 Concerns and Background - A report by the Los Alamos Study Group on the B61-11 nuclear gravity bomb, a modified weapon entering the arsenal in early 1997 and designed to burrow underground and destroy hardened targets (February 10, 1997). Low-Yield Earth-Penetrating Nuclear Weapons - Federation of American Scientist report on US development of a new generation of precision low-yield nuclear weapons. Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) - NTI, founded by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn, features daily news and in-depth resources/analysis on the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Research library with country and issue briefs, and comprehensive nonproliferation databases. The American Experience | Race for the Super Bomb - Information and educational materials related to PBS film. Interactive features: enter the name of a town to see the damage zone if a nuclear weapon were detonated. Nuclear Era - Short overview of the A-bomb and hydrogen bomb. Includes history of nuclear weapons and multimedia clips. Nuclear War Survival Skills - Updated and expanded 1987 edition by Cresson H. Kearny with foreword by Dr.Edward Teller Original edition published September, 1979, by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Nuclear Weapon Systems Sustainment Programs - Department of Defense. May 1997. Penetrator N-bombs Threaten Third World - Describes a new generation of penetrator N-bombs, like the B61-11, capable of destroying deeply-buried targets. Designed to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction with a nuclear weapon for smaller targets. A Spy in America's Nuclear Treasury? - Reporter Ron Gluckman provides an in-depth analysis of Wen Ho Lee, in a story that asks whether there really was a spook in Los Alamos or a mere victim of a racist witch hunt? Bombs Away! - The government built a nuclear-weapons plant sixteen miles upwind of Denver. But decades passed before the public got wind of what was happening there. By Eileen Welsome of Westword Online. How Stuff Works: Nuclear Bombs - Graphic animations show what gives nuclear bombs such immense power and what the long-term dangers are. Atomic Archive - Explore the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point for all mankind. Follow a time line of nuclear history to today. CD-ROM for sale. Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security - Resources on the study of a full range of security issues, including not only traditional issues of non-proliferation, but also the impact of environmental, economic, energy, and health conditions on global security. Los Alamos Study Group - Information on US nuclear weapons laboratories, weapons testing, and environmental and economical concerns arising from production of weapons of mass destruction. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War - Symposium proceedings of Institute of Medicine National Academy of Sciences in 1985. Discusses the human and environmental consequences in detail of nuclear war. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons - Information article by Russell D. Hoffman. Trinity Atomic Web Site - Tells the story of nuclear weapons through historical documents, photos, and videos. An online archive from the large body of U.S. government information about nuclear weapons. High Energy Weapons Archive - A guide to nuclear weapons. Links to nuclear test images. Provides current information, technical data, and informative write-ups. Nuclear Weapons Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The Neutron Bomb - Overview of the history and current status of neutron bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki for Physics Teachers - Information on a workshop for physics teachers who wish to explore creation of a general education course or units about the effects of the nuclear policies of nations. At Work in the Fields of the Bomb - Excerpts of a book written by Robert Del Tredici on nuclear weapons production and radiation poisoning. National Nuclear Security Administration - Quasi-autonomous agency within DOE, established to oversee the nuclear weapons program and related activities. The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb: - Designed as a tool for teachers and students looking at the incredible feat required to develop the atomic bomb. Looks at the people involved, the science, and the other countries in the race. Documentation and Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb - Outlaw labs information on the atomic bomb. Includes history, descriptions and diagrams. Russian Nuclear Forces Project - Provides Russian citizens and policy makers with information about nuclear weapons, arms control and disarmament based on open scientific analysis. Weapons of Mass Destruction - The Intelligence Network information on WMD. Directory of news, documents and books. Scientific American: India, Pakistan and the Bomb - Asserts that the Indian subcontinent is the most likely place in the world for a nuclear war. By M. V. Ramana and A. H. Nayyar
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