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Nuclear Weapons
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Atomic Archive 
 "This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb" and explains how nuclear weapons work and their effects. Features key historical documents, a timeline of the nuclear age, arms control treaties, a glossary, lesson plans for teachers, and related links. Also contains "historical photographs, animations and interactive models of the first atomic bombs" as well as an almanac highlighting nuclear facilities, stockpiles, arsenals, test sites, accidents, and smuggling incidents. Searchable. http://www.atomicarchive.com/ Topics: International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Lesson Plans, Physics, Weapons Last updated Apr 17, 2004 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The Bulletin Online
The "magazine of global security news and analysis." Contains articles (including searchable archive of bibliographic records dating back to 1945), data on nuclear weapons worldwide, and links to related websites. Also shows the Doomsday Clock, created in 1947 to convey the perils posed by nuclear weapons. The hands of the clock, which currently stand at five minutes to midnight, are seldom moved and "signal the organization's assessment of world events." http://www.thebulletin.org/ Topics: Energy, Science, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Jun 12, 2007 The Business of the Bomb: The Modern Nuclear Marketplace
Companion website to a 2008 American RadioWorks documentary that examines the current nuclear weapons industry, including "the increasingly white-collar nature of the nuclear bomb business." Includes the full documentary and transcript, additional articles (about nuclear energy, nuclear smuggling, and the Atoms for Peace program), and related links. From American Public Media. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/nukes/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Apr 29, 2008 Center for Nonproliferation Studies: Iran Special Collection
Series of policy papers and reports on Iran's nuclear program. Discusses safeguards, involvement of other countries (such as Russia), and treaties. Also includes maps, satellite photos, and links to related websites. From the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), Monterey Institute of International Studies. http://cns.miis.edu/research/iran/ Topics: Energy, Industries, Weapons Last updated May 9, 2006 Children of the Atomic Bomb
"This website provides the who, what, and why of UCLA's involvement with the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear issue for over six decades." Find background on Dr. James Yamazaki's research of the health effects of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, general information about radiation and health, drawings (many disturbing) by atomic bomb survivors, video clips, and related material. Developed by Yamazaki with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/index.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Weapons Last updated May 23, 2009 The Cold War Era Civil Defense Museum
This virtual museum is "dedicated to the Civil Defense personnel of the United States who worked throughout the Cold War to try to protect the public from nuclear attack." Among the exhibits are bomb shelter tours, illustrated inventories of shelter supplies and toilet facilities, radiation kids, a sizable art gallery of official posters from the Office of Civil Defense, and audio files of radio warnings. http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/ Topics: History, Military, Wars & Conflicts, Weapons Last updated Jan 18, 2004 Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Website for this commission established by Congress, whose mandate is "to assess our nation's progress in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, and to provide a roadmap to greater security with concrete recommendations for improvement." Includes the publication, released in December 2008, "World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism." Also find press releases, hearings, and commission background. http://www.preventwmd.org/ Topics: Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Dec 8, 2008 Council on Foreign Relations: North Korea
Background, articles, and opinion pieces about North Korea government and politics. Many of the articles focus on North Korea's nuclear program. From the Council on Foreign Relations, "an independent membership organization and a nonpartisan think tank and publisher." http://www.cfr.org/region/276/north_korea.html Topics: Politics by Place, Weapons Last updated Jun 20, 2006 Deadly Maps
This site provides images of "the complete collection of maps from Carnegie's, 'Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats'. ... The first five maps reflect the worldwide proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and their missile delivery systems. The country maps show the major nuclear installations, both civilian and military, in each country." Includes maps of Iran, North Korea, China, Russia, Pakistan, Libya, Israel, and other countries. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. http://www.carnegieendowment.org/static/npp/deadlymaps.cfm Topics: Maps, Weapons Last updated May 9, 2006 Depleted UF6 Management Information Network
"Information about the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) inventory of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6), a product of the uranium enrichment process." A FAQ discusses uranium, depleted uranium (created during processing of uranium for nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons), health and environmental concerns, and related information. Also features a glossary, fact sheets, images, and other information for the general public and the scientific community. Searchable. http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/ Topics: Energy, Environment, Industries, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Dec 2, 2004 DOE Nevada: Photo Library
A collection of photographs from the Nevada Site Office of the Department of Energy (DOE) displaying nuclear explosions, craters, nuclear test preparation, waste management, and more. http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/photos/default.htm Topics: Energy, Science, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Aug 20, 2005 Edward Teller, Ph.D.
This site features a biography and a 1990 interview with Edward Teller, "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb." It includes video and audio clips from the interview. From the Academy of Achievement. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tel0int-1 Topics: Notable People, Physics, Weapons Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Enola Gay
Information on the Enola Gay, "the B-29 bomber used in the atomic mission that destroyed Hiroshima" during World War II. Includes a chronology, photos, a list of crew members, information on the restoration of the aircraft, and more. From the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal103/gal103_former.html Topics: Weapons, World War II Last updated Jun 13, 2006 Enola Gay Archive
Documents from the controversy concerning the 1994 National Air and Space Museum plan to exhibit the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Air Force Magazine and the Air Force Association objected to the context of the exhibit and the exhibition was cancelled and replaced "with a straightforward program that eventually became the most popular exhibition in the museum's history." This site presents material "drawn upon by all parties to the controversy." http://www.afa.org/media/enolagay/ Topics: Politics by Place, Weapons Last updated May 27, 2002 Fact Sheet on Uranium Enrichment
This U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fact sheet provides an overview of the process of enriching uranium for use as nuclear fuel. Discusses two uranium enrichment processes (gaseous diffusion and gas centrifuge), uranium enrichment facilities in the United States, and the licensing and inspection responsibilities of the NRC. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/enrichment.html Topics: Energy, Environment, Science, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Nov 30, 2004 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963: Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
This volume of the federal government publication "Foreign Relations of the United States" contains the text of meeting summaries, briefing records, memoranda, and other material about the 1962-63 Cuban Missile Crisis and aftermath. Most documents are from U.S. agencies; includes some correspondence received from the Soviet Union during this conflict. Provides abbreviations and a list of people involved. From the U.S. Department of State. http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frusXI/index.html Topics: International Governments, Weapons Last updated Oct 17, 2007 Global Nuclear Disarmament Fund: "Full Circle" -- The Epic Return to Trinity
"Almost 60 years ago a flame was kindled from the embers of the City of Hiroshima after the ... first atomic bomb was dropped." This site describes how in July and August 2005 Zen monks will walk, carrying this "atomic flame," from San Francisco to the Trinity Test Site in Alamogordo, New Mexico (location of the first atomic bomb detonation), where the flame will be extinguished. Includes a route map and schedule. Also in Japanese. http://www.gndfund.org Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Weapons Last updated Jul 20, 2005 Hanford Cultural and Historic Resources Program
Administered by the Department of Energy, this site provides historical information about the nuclear reactor and chemical processing facility in Hanford, WA. Information includes the history of the plutonium production facilities and a historic context statement on the effect of the Hanford site on the Native Americans. The role the site played in the Manhattan Project and the Cold War era is also covered. http://www.hanford.gov/doe/history/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Apr 20, 2005 Hiroshima Peace Site: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Information from this museum located in Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic bomb blast. The site features a virtual tour of the museum with exhibits on Hiroshima before the atomic bombing and Hiroshima immediately after the bombing, and a tour of Hiroshima Memorial Park, where "there are dozens of cenotaphs and monuments." Also includes information for children, the text of the annual "Peace Declarations" back to 1997, and more. In English and Japanese. http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/top_e.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Weapons Last updated Aug 10, 2005 In Focus: IAEA and Iran
Collection of documents related to the International Atomic Energy Agency's efforts towards nonproliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran, strengthened nuclear facility safeguards, and suspension of uranium enrichment activities. Provides agreements, resolutions, meeting reports, news coverage, and other documents related to nuclear activities in Iran. From the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations (UN) agency that is "the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field." http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Focus/IaeaIran/ Topics: Energy, Industries, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Jan 18, 2006 In Pursuit of Peace: An Exhibit From the Earle and Akie Reynolds Archive
Exhibit devoted to Earle Reynolds (1910-1998), an "anthropologist, Quaker, and world-renowned peace activist who skippered the yacht Phoenix into waters in the South Pacific declared off limits during the 1958 Eniwetok Atoll nuclear bomb tests." Contains a biography of Earle, photographs of Earle and his family, and a guide to the materials in the archive. From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/oac/exhibits/web120/ Topics: Activism, Notable People, Weapons Last updated Aug 8, 2006 Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)
This site for a "non-profit, non-partisan institution" includes essays, conference proceedings, reports, and other information about the proliferation of nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, key stockpiles of weapons and materials, and more. Includes reports on current build-ups in countries such as North Korea and Pakistan. Check the Fast Facts section for quick information about global stockpiles. http://www.isis-online.org/ Topics: Education, Weapons Last updated Jun 5, 2002 International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW)
This international group "encourages and supports direct action, campaigns and the formation of national coalitions to inform and educate the public regarding uranium — its origin, properties, use, and impact on human health and the environment." Features fact sheets on uranium mining, uranium enrichment, uranium weapons, and related topics. Also includes news releases and documents from member organizations. http://www.bandepleteduranium.org Topics: Environment, Geology, Military, Technology, Weapons Last updated Dec 1, 2004 JFK in History: Cuban Missile Crisis
This presentation looks at the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which started when, in "October 1962, a U.S. spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba." Text and recordings provide history of the conflict, which could have resulted in nuclear war, and its resolution and aftermath. Includes a link to a related exhibit. From the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/Cuban+Missile+Crisis.htm Topics: International Governments, Presidents by Name, Weapons Last updated Oct 12, 2007 Keeping Memories Alive: Peace Archives
This site created in 2005 (60 years after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945) describes "numerous radio and TV programs relating to the atomic bombings and peace ever since those tragedies occurred. Approximately 400 of such programs are stored in the NHK Archives." Also includes selected video clips. In English and Japanese. From NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.nhk.or.jp/peace/english/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Aug 2, 2007 Kim's Nuclear Gamble
Companion site to an April 2003, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "traces the delicate maneuvers and clumsy turns that have brought the world to the brink of a nuclear showdown in East Asia." Includes background information about North Korea and Kim Jong Il, a look at North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, a chronology of U.S.-North Korea relations, interviews and analysis, a teacher's guide, program transcripts, and video clips. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kim/ Topics: International Governments, Weapons Last updated Oct 22, 2003 National Atomic Museum
This "is the nation's only Congressionally chartered museum of nuclear science and history." The site features an illustrated overview of the development of nuclear weapons and the growth of nuclear medicine, covering topics such as the Manhattan Project and Madame Curie. Also includes information about museum exhibits and programs. Searchable. http://www.atomicmuseum.org/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, History By Place, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Physics, Science, U.S. History By Place, Weapons Last updated May 29, 2006 National Intelligence Estimate: Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities
This November 2007 U.S. government report states "with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program." Also assesses the country's nuclear capabilities and describes the role of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and National Intelligence Council, and the process of creating National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs). Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. http://www.odni.gov/press_releases/20071203_release.pdf Topics: Weapons Last updated Dec 12, 2007 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
"NNSA is responsible for the management and security of the nation's nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. It also responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad." Its website provides information about defense programs, nuclear nonproliferation (including detecting and disposing of dangerous nuclear and radiological material), naval reactors, emergency operations, nuclear security, and related topics. From the U.S. Department of Energy. http://nnsa.energy.gov/ Topics: Energy, Weapons Last updated Feb 3, 2009 Nevada Site Office
"The Nevada Test Site is a massive outdoor laboratory and national experimental center" used from 1945 to 1992 for nuclear weapons testing and since then for other programs. The site features history, fact sheets, material about environmental programs (covering radiation, and radiological air and water impacts), photos, videos, and more. From the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.nv.doe.gov/main.htm Topics: Science, Weapons Last updated May 13, 2009 Nevada Test Site: Oral History Project
Website for a "comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the Nevada Test Site during the era of Cold War nuclear testing." Features a chronology of a "half century of nuclear weapons development, use and testing from the Manhattan Project (1942) through the testing moratorium (1992)," images of testing areas in Nevada, and transcripts and clips from interviews. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. http://digital.library.unlv.edu/ntsohp/ Topics: Weapons Last updated May 13, 2009 Nonproliferation: Iran
Links to material about Iran's nuclear program and nuclear facilities in Iran. Includes U.S. government information, policy reports from a variety of sources, news stories and opinion pieces, and other material providing background information and current developments related to Iran's nuclear fuel program and the possibility of nuclear weapons. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a nonpartisan organization "dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States." http://www.carnegieendowment.org/npp/index.cfm?fa=view&nppID=1000089 Topics: Energy, Industries, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Jul 11, 2007 North Korea and Nuclear Weapons: The Declassified U.S. Record
A collection of twenty-five documents, with a background essay, on North Korea's possession of nuclear arms. Released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and published on George Washington University's National Security Archive Web site. Includes a few links to related resources. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB87/ Topics: International Governments, Regions of the World, Weapons Last updated Apr 30, 2003 North Korea: Nuclear Standoff
Collection of news stories and background information on North Korea and its nuclear programs. Features a map of North Korea, historical overview, and information about U.S.-North Korea relations, nuclear research and development in North Korea, and North Korea's leaders. From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, a program of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/northkorea/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Oct 22, 2003 Nuclear History at the National Security Archive
This site has information on (and copies of many) declassified documents covering a broad range of topics. The most extensive materials are on the Cuban Missile Crisis. There is also a collection of documents on Predelegation of Authority for Nuclear Weapons Use , one on Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs), and two "electronic briefing books" - one on China and the bomb, the other on monitoring nuclear tests in other countries ( The U.S Atomic Energy Detection System (AEDS) ). http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/NC/nuchis.html Topics: History, United States History, Weapons Last updated Aug 8, 2001 Nuclear Issues in India and Pakistan: Selected Internet Resources
Annotated links to websites with news, historical and political background, position papers, and other information concerning nuclear build-up in India and Pakistan plus a few resources on nuclear proliferation in general. From the University of California, Berkeley, Library. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/nuclear.html Topics: Weapons Last updated Feb 23, 2009 Nuclear Numbers
"Collected here is the most recent information about the composition of global nuclear weapons stockpiles. Click on the name of the country for more detailed information." Includes information for the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, and Pakistan. Also includes links to related information about nuclear weapons and weapon material, weapon proliferation, missile systems, and more. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. http://www.carnegieendowment.org/npp/ Topics: Weapons Last updated May 23, 2009 NuclearFiles.org
Excellent source providing extensive information on nuclear weapons and war with the intent to "reduce nuclear dangers and eliminate nuclear weapons." Provides articles, treaties and non-proliferation documents, photographs of test explosions and radiation victims, ethical perspectives, biographies of scientists and government officials, timelines, and audio recordings of historical events. http://www.nuclearfiles.org/ Topics: Energy, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Military, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Mar 27, 2002 Nuke Pop
This site chronicles the popular culture reaction to the Nuclear Age, beginning with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and follows it through to the "Atom-age Nostalgia" of the 1990s. It is illustrated with comic book covers and sequences, movie stills, record album covers, and other material from the times. A personal site from Paul Brians, Professor of English, Washington State University, using images from his personal collection. http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/nukepop/ Topics: Energy, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Jul 21, 2005 PSR Publications and Related Links on Depleted Uranium
Commentary and links to information about depleted uranium (DU), "uranium from which the more highly radioactive isotopes have been removed for use in weapons or reactor fuel." Publications discuss the health and environmental effects of DU. Links to websites provide other viewpoints; "PSR does not necessarily endorse the content or opinions contained on these sites." From Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). http://www.psr.org/chapters/oregon/peace-and-security/depleted-uranium-updates.html Topics: Energy, Science, Weapons Last updated Jul 7, 2009 Q&A: Iran's Nuclear Stand-off
Answers to questions related to Iran's November 2004 agreement to suspend the enrichment of uranium "as requested by the UN nuclear agency the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)." Part of a series of articles, analysis, and background information on the "Iran nuclear crisis." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4031603.stm Topics: Energy, Environment, Industries, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated Nov 23, 2004 Race for the Superbomb
Companion to a 1999 PBS documentary about how "[a]t the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan." Includes a timeline covering the development of the hydrogen bomb (also H-bomb or superbomb), map of nuclear test sites back to 1945, and video of several bomb detonations. Also provides show transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Apr 6, 2009 The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb: A Resource for Teachers and Students
This site provides information on the science, the scientists, and the nations involved in the development of the atomic bomb. There are also lesson plans and suggested resources for further research, including Web links, print, and nonprint materials. From the Contra Costa County (California) Office of Education. http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/abomb/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Weapons Last updated Jul 21, 2005 Radiation Effects Research Foundation
This site features reports and data from the "Japanese-United States organization focused on the study of health effects in survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Topics include early and late effects on survivors, prenatal radiation exposure, genetic studies, and cancer. Provides a FAQ, a glossary, and a fact sheet on radiation. In English and Japanese. Searchable. http://www.rerf.or.jp/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Public Health & Safety, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Science, Weapons Last updated Jul 20, 2005 Russian Roulette
"A report on the safety and security of Russia's nuclear arsenal." The status of nuclear weapons in post-Cold War, post-Soviet Union Russia is explored. Security issues, maintenance problems, terrorism, and safety are all discussed in light of Russia's current economic problems. From PBS as a companion to its Frontline documentary http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/russia/ Topics: Weapons Last updated Aug 11, 2000 UIC: Uranium Information Centre
"Information on nuclear energy for electricity, and uranium for it." There are briefing papers and educational articles dealing with such topics as mining, uses of nuclear energy, health concerns, waste disposal, etc. The complete text of Uranium , Volume 5 in the Introduction to Australia's Minerals (ITAM) series, is available and there are links to additional Australian and worldwide resources. "The Centre is funded by companies involved in uranium exploration, mining and export in Australia." http://www.uic.com.au/ Topics: Energy, Environment, Geology, Industries, Science, Technology, Weapons Last updated May 22, 2002 The Voice of Hibakusha
Hibakusha are survivors of the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This site presents transcripts of 15 hibakusha "eyewitness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima. ... The individual accounts were input and translated into English by college students." Part of the Atomic Archive. http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hibakusha/index.shtml Topics: Weapons, World War II Last updated Jun 8, 2007 White Sands Missile Range
Background about this U.S. Army missile range in New Mexico that is "the largest military installation in the United States." The "Public Affairs" section features history of the missile range, a series of articles about the range and missile testing, details about the Trinity Site (site of the first nuclear bomb explosion), a range map, and more. The website also provides photos, a link to the range museum, and information about the range's capabilities. http://www.wsmr.army.mil Topics: Weapons Last updated Jun 27, 2006 |
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