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... nations . It was a matter of survival to develop the most destructive weapon conceivable . World War II had been the horrifying showcase of the most advanced , powerful and deadly weapons ever unleashed . The atomic bomb was the ...
... nations . It was a matter of survival to develop the most destructive weapon conceivable . World War II had been the horrifying showcase of the most advanced , powerful and deadly weapons ever unleashed . The atomic bomb was the ...
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... nation after nation in the early years of the war before being stopped in the Battle of Britain . With their newly acquired territory came access to natural resources necessary for the creation of the bomb . In German- occupied ...
... nation after nation in the early years of the war before being stopped in the Battle of Britain . With their newly acquired territory came access to natural resources necessary for the creation of the bomb . In German- occupied ...
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... nations such as Poland and Germany . In an address to the joint session of the U.S. Congress in March of 1945 , President Franklin Roosevelt discussed the issue of Poland . " Throughout history , Poland has been the corridor through ...
... nations such as Poland and Germany . In an address to the joint session of the U.S. Congress in March of 1945 , President Franklin Roosevelt discussed the issue of Poland . " Throughout history , Poland has been the corridor through ...
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... nations . And then the plot would thicken . In September of 1949 evidence of an unidentified atomic explosion was uncovered . A U.S. Air Force memo stated the source of the blast as " over the Asiatic Land Mass " occurring between ...
... nations . And then the plot would thicken . In September of 1949 evidence of an unidentified atomic explosion was uncovered . A U.S. Air Force memo stated the source of the blast as " over the Asiatic Land Mass " occurring between ...
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... nation would have the same destructive firepower as the United States . Nuclear weapons , weapons of mass destruction ... nations militarily in the world . During the next several decades , each would develop thousands upon thousands of ...
... nation would have the same destructive firepower as the United States . Nuclear weapons , weapons of mass destruction ... nations militarily in the world . During the next several decades , each would develop thousands upon thousands of ...
Contents
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Atoms for Peace and Open Skies | 21 |
Nuclear Weapons and the Public | 39 |
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Limited Test Ban Treaty | 45 |
Nuclear Proliferation | 51 |
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty | 59 |
Nuclear Terrorism | 67 |
Memorandum by the Chief of Staff US Air Force to the Secretary of Defense on Long Range Detection of Atomic Explosions Harry S Truman Libra... | 125 |
MEMORANDUM OF CONFERENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT August 12 1958 | 126 |
Documents on Nuclear Test Ban Negotiations | 127 |
FACTS about fallout | 145 |
WORLDWIDE REACTION TO COMMUNIST CHINAS THIRD NUCLEAR EXPLOSION | 154 |
Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the SixParty Talks Beijing September 19 2005 | 169 |
An Antarctic Solution for the Koreas | 171 |
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