America Faces the Atomic Age: 1946 The A-bomb and atomic testing were entirely new phenomena in history and there was a variety of opinion about the tests and the weapon. This article used polls and journalistic impressions to discuss the spectrum of this opinion. http: //airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/a...
Andrei Sakharov: Soviet Physics, Nuclear Weapons and Human Rights A biography of Andrei Sakharov and his contributions to Soviet nuclear weapons research, nuclear fusion, cosmology, human rights, and world peace. Includes a bibliography and links to related sites. http: //aip.org/history/sakharov/
Articles Archives of NAPF Website An archives of articles related to nuclear armaments, testing, test bans, and treaties. Links to articles on related topics. http: //wagingpeace.org/articles/index.html
Atomic Archive Explore the history, science, and consequences of atomic and nuclear weapons. Includes timeline of weapons, developments, biographies of atomic scientists, accounts of nuclear tests, arms-control treaties, and an extensive image and video gallery. http: //atomicarchive.com/main.shtml
Aug 95: The Atomic Age at 50 A collection of articles debating the need to use atomic weapons on Japan, American perspectives on nuclear history, and the heavy social, environmental, economic, medical, and political costs of nuclear weapons. http: //techreview.com/articles/aug95/atomic.ht...
Bikini Atoll Information on the Bikini Atoll, the site of many American nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Includes a history of the islands and nuclear testing as well as information on efforts to clean up radioactive wastes and on US reparations. http: //bikiniatoll.com/
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