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Nuclear Weapons Frequently Asked Questions
Discusses the physics of the various types of nuclear weapons and the effects of nuclear explosions. Includes a history and chronology of atomic and thermonuclear weapons testing. An excellent primer on these weapons.
dyb.com/nuke/Nfaq0.html
Articles Archives of NAPF Website
An archives of articles related to nuclear armaments, testing, test bans, and treaties. Links to articles on related topics.
wagingpeace.org/articles/index.html
National Atomic Museum
A museum covering the historical development of atomic energy and armaments. Includes virtual tours of Manhattan Project, nuclear arms, delivery systems, nuclear non-proliferation, and non-military applications of nuclear technology.
atomicmuseum.com/
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.
techreview.com/articles/aug95/atomic.ht...
All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics
A history of one of the Soviet Union's leading atomic research institute. Includes a virtual museum of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
vniief.ru/info_e.htm
Leo Szilard Online
Leo Szilard 1898-1964 participated in the American Manhattan Project but afterwards became a leading critic of the Cold War nuclear arms race. Includes biographical information, documents, photos, audio, links.
dannen.com/szilard.html
Chronology of Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
Dates and maps of atomic and nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
rmiembassyus.org/nucchron.html
Living Under a Mushroom Cloud: Fear and Hope in the Atomic Age,
An virtual exhibit on Americans' ambivalence toward nuclear weapons and energy in the 1950s and the early 1960s. Includes interviews with atomic scientists and photos Atomic Age artifacts such as a bomb shelters or geiger counters.
shsw.wisc.edu/atomic/enter.htm
HR-2545, Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act - July 16, 1999
A bill recently introduced before the United States House of Representatives that states the requirements for U.S. nuclear disarmament and economic conversion.
prop1.org/prop1/hr2545.htm
Trinity and Beyond
the Atomic Bomb MovieWebsite devoted to documentary films dealing with atomic history and obscure material on atomic testing. Contains many unique and rare QuickTime movies and jpeg photos regarding atomic testing and nuclear detonations.
vce.com/trinity.html
History of Efforts for the Test Ban
Links to resources on the history of national and international efforts to ban all nuclear weapons testing. Includes resources on past American presidents' policies toward nuclear test bans.
clw.org/coalition/cthist.htm
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.
aip.org/history/sakharov/
Soviet/Russian Nuclear Weapons and History
Includes an illustrated history of Soviet nuclear weapons development, tables summarizing Soviet underground and atmospheric nuclear testing, and technical information on obsolete and contemporary Soviet/Russian nuclear armaments.
sun00781.dn.net/nuke/hew/Russia/
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under
Full text of a 1963 trilateral treaty signed by the US, the UK, and the USSR banning nuclear tests in the air, space, or sea.
tufts.edu/departments/fletcher/multi/te...
Citizen Kurchatov
A biography of the enigmatic head of the the USSR's atomic bomb program, Igor Kurchatov. Includes technical information on atomic and hydrogen weapons and a history of the Soviet nuclear weapons research during the Cold war.
pbs.org/opb/citizenk/index.html
Nuclear Testing in India and Pakistan: Selected Internet Resources
Information on Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons research and development. Includes statements, position papers, research and analysis, news coverage and opinion polls, and related information on nuclear proliferation.
lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/nuclea...
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Discusses the physics of the various types of nuclear weapons and the effects of nuclear explosions. Includes a history and chronology of atomic and thermonuclear weapons testing. An excellent primer on these weapons.
dyb.com/nuke/Nfaq0.html
Articles Archives of NAPF Website
An archives of articles related to nuclear armaments, testing, test bans, and treaties. Links to articles on related topics.
wagingpeace.org/articles/index.html
National Atomic Museum
A museum covering the historical development of atomic energy and armaments. Includes virtual tours of Manhattan Project, nuclear arms, delivery systems, nuclear non-proliferation, and non-military applications of nuclear technology.
atomicmuseum.com/
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.
techreview.com/articles/aug95/atomic.ht...
All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics
A history of one of the Soviet Union's leading atomic research institute. Includes a virtual museum of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
vniief.ru/info_e.htm
Leo Szilard Online
Leo Szilard 1898-1964 participated in the American Manhattan Project but afterwards became a leading critic of the Cold War nuclear arms race. Includes biographical information, documents, photos, audio, links.
dannen.com/szilard.html
Chronology of Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
Dates and maps of atomic and nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
rmiembassyus.org/nucchron.html
Living Under a Mushroom Cloud: Fear and Hope in the Atomic Age,
An virtual exhibit on Americans' ambivalence toward nuclear weapons and energy in the 1950s and the early 1960s. Includes interviews with atomic scientists and photos Atomic Age artifacts such as a bomb shelters or geiger counters.
shsw.wisc.edu/atomic/enter.htm
HR-2545, Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act - July 16, 1999
A bill recently introduced before the United States House of Representatives that states the requirements for U.S. nuclear disarmament and economic conversion.
prop1.org/prop1/hr2545.htm
Trinity and Beyond
the Atomic Bomb MovieWebsite devoted to documentary films dealing with atomic history and obscure material on atomic testing. Contains many unique and rare QuickTime movies and jpeg photos regarding atomic testing and nuclear detonations.
vce.com/trinity.html
History of Efforts for the Test Ban
Links to resources on the history of national and international efforts to ban all nuclear weapons testing. Includes resources on past American presidents' policies toward nuclear test bans.
clw.org/coalition/cthist.htm
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.
aip.org/history/sakharov/
Soviet/Russian Nuclear Weapons and History
Includes an illustrated history of Soviet nuclear weapons development, tables summarizing Soviet underground and atmospheric nuclear testing, and technical information on obsolete and contemporary Soviet/Russian nuclear armaments.
sun00781.dn.net/nuke/hew/Russia/
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under
Full text of a 1963 trilateral treaty signed by the US, the UK, and the USSR banning nuclear tests in the air, space, or sea.
tufts.edu/departments/fletcher/multi/te...
Citizen Kurchatov
A biography of the enigmatic head of the the USSR's atomic bomb program, Igor Kurchatov. Includes technical information on atomic and hydrogen weapons and a history of the Soviet nuclear weapons research during the Cold war.
pbs.org/opb/citizenk/index.html
Nuclear Testing in India and Pakistan: Selected Internet Resources
Information on Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons research and development. Includes statements, position papers, research and analysis, news coverage and opinion polls, and related information on nuclear proliferation.
lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/nuclea...
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