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• Nuclear Weapons Museum at Arzamas-16 An online photographic tour of the museum at the Los Alamos of the former Soviet Union, Arzamas-16. Photos and descriptions of the first Soviet atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, the development of tactical and ballistic weapons, and the installations used for testing weapons.
  
• The Atomic Age: A Brief Overview An overview of the Manhattan Project, the use of the bomb, the development of the Cold War and the physics of nuclear weapons. Includes photographs and a bibliography.
  
• Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Site Home Documents and analysis of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, ratification, nuclear testing, Stockpile Stewardship, and monitoring and verification. A large collection of articles, links and documents relating to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
  
• DOE/NV Publications - Historical Reports Links to full text historic reports on various aspects of nuclear weapons testing by the United States available for download in PDF format, including "United States Nuclear Tests, July 1945 through September 1992" a listing of every test.
  
• History of Nuclear Power Plant Safety A time line covering the period from the 1940s to the present day and detailing the development of safety features, practices and systems in nuclear power plants. Includes bibliographic references.
  
• Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Museum Collection Online tour of the museums holdings in the area of health physics including a large selection of radioactive quack cures, dosimeters, geiger-mueller counters, fluoroscopes used to fit shoes, and x-ray apparatus. Early in the century many health claims were made for radioactive substances and apparatus.
  
• History of the Plutonium Production Facilities at the Hanford Site Historic District, 1943-1990, Manhattan Project: 1943-1946, Cold War Era: 1947-1990 A complete history of the development of the Hanford Reservation site during the Manhattan Project and the Cold War, covering the period from 1943 to 1990. Details the construction, operation and history of facilities on the reservation.
  
• Nuclear History Site History and technology of nuclear weapons and power. Discusses Manhattan Project, development of the Superbomb, nuclear testing, nuclear energy issues, waste and other related topics.
  
• Trinity Atomic Web Site Discusses nuclear weapons technology, the effects of nuclear weapons, atmospheric testing, civil defence, and nuclear accidents. Includes an gallery of test photos and an annotated bibliography.
  
• How the Bomb Saved Soviet Physics The story of the development of the Soviet bomb and its effect on physics in the Soviet Union. Discusses the political pressures of Stalinist Russia on the study of physics and the conduct of the effort to produce a bomb.
  
• Titan II ICBM Web Page Describes the mission and capabilities of the system, includes photos, launch history, diagrams of the components of the missiles and their launch facilities and crew details.
  
• The American Experience | Meltdown at Three Mile Island A history of the accident at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Includes maps, a time line, people who figured in the event and a teachers guide.
  
• "On the beach" : Australia's nuclear history A short article on the history of British nuclear testing in Australia and a discussion of Canberra's motives for cooperating with such tests. Also contains short biographies of prominent Australian nuclear scientists.
  
• Nuclear Weapons: The High Energy Weapons Archive - A Guide to Nuclear Weapons Guide to the development of nuclear weapons in the nuclear capable countries. Discusses the history of testing, technology, the scientists, weapons development labs, the Manhattan Project, and the bombing of Japan. Includes links, photos and background information.
  
• Chronology of Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands Dates and map of US nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. A timeline with entries relating to the dislocation of the people of the Marshalls and damages resulting from the testing.
  
• Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to Closure Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to Closure outlines the Energy Departments evolving and dynamic cleanup program based on site-developed, project-by-project forecasts of the scope, schedule, and costs to complete the 353 projects that currently define the cleanup program.
  
• Nuclear Age Timeline Nuclear Age Timeline, The timeline traces the nuclear age from the discovery of x-rays and radioactivity to the explosion of the first atomic bomb through the cold war to its thaw and the cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex.
  
• History of Nuclear Weapons Testing A short history of nuclear testing around the world.
  
• Criticality Accidents in USAEC Facilities, 1945-1970 Historic look at accidents at government nuclear facilities from the year of the Trinity test to 1970. Gives a description of the incident, including casualties, and damages.
  
• The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Production and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Complex Annotated list of nuclear weapons facilities operated by the US Government or by contractors on their behalf. Includes date of establishment, function, and other information including links to the official web page of the facility and its contractor.
  
• Trinity Site The White Sands Missile Range site on the history of the Trinity test site. Includes the text of the historical brochure given to visitors, photos of artifacts from the site, information on tours, eyewitness accounts of the test, and suggested references.
  
• Milestones Chronology of the development of the atomic energy agency in India and the achievements of the agency in both power production and weapons development.
  
• The Radium Girls A history of the women who worked in the radium watch dial industry and the discovery of the effects of radium on their health. The fight for protection from the dangers and compensation for their injuries and illness.
  
• Department of Energy - Historical Nuclear Weapons Test Films Recently declassified footage of nuclear tests. Tapes are available for order. Clips and descriptions are available to view at the site.
  
• Bikini Atoll Information on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the site of many American nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Includes a history of the islands and the nuclear tests as well as information on efforts to clean up radioactive contamination and US reparations.
  
• The NRDC Nuclear Program's Table of Contents to The Internet and the Bomb A large collection of information and links on nuclear weapons put together by the Natural Resources Defence Council. Includes governmental, technical and news media sources as well as non-governmental organizations, with appendixes on DOE policy, weapons treaties, GAO reports and other information.
  
• MILNET-Nuclear Weapons Frequently Asked Questions Discusses all aspects of nuclear weapons, history, technology, scientific principles, engineering, effects, nuclear materials and has a chronology for the development of nuclear weapons.
  
• A History of the Ideas Leading to the Discovery of the Atomic Bomb Traces the development of the atomic bomb by following the historical origins of the ideas that allowed it to be produced. Begins with the Greeks and follows the thread of physics discoveries to the Trinity test.
  
• The Atomic Bomb: A turning point in world history An essay about how the atomic bomb was developed and how it launched us into the nuclear age. Includes a collection of photographs, a comparison of casualties, and links to further information.
  
• Todd's Atomic Homepage Information on almost everything nuclear such as companies, careers, reactors, testing, data, weapons, waste, fusion, government programs, health aspects.
  
• Criticality and Radiation Accidents Descriptions of a number of accidents involving inadvertent criticality in DOE and AEC facilities.
  
• Atomic Age Living Under a Mushroom Cloud: Fear and Hope in the Atomic Age. Display on the effect of the atomic era on popular culture in the 1950s.
  
• History of Pantex An account by a long time employee of the beginning and development of the Pantex plant which produces nuclear weapons. Part of a larger site that covers the current mission of Pantex.
  
• The Men Behind Britain's Bomb Article about the scientists involved in developing Britain's atomic bomb with supporting materials regarding the physics and technology involved in the project, and underground testing. Links to diagram of modern warhead and article about the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by the UK.
  
• Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion - Introduction Covers the US failed project to produce atomic powered aircraft. A detailed look at the technology involved as well as materials relating to the reasons the program failed.
  
• Nuke Pop Home Page An examination of the effect of the atomic age on popular culture in America. Deals with everything from mushroom clouds on record covers to movies and comic books.
  
• Atomic Archive Explore the history, science, and consequences of atomic and nuclear weapons. Includes timeline of weapon developments, biographies of atomic scientists, accounts of nuclear tests, arms-control treaties, full text original documents and an extensive image and video gallery. There is a glossary and teachers guide.
  
• Catalog of Nuclear Explosions A listing by the Oklahoma Geological Survey of all known and putative nuclear explosions around the world from 1945 to 1996. Includes data on yield, lattitude and longitude, and type of device.
  
• Our Nuclear Era A history of the discovery, development and consequences of nuclear energy including the economic, social, philosophical, environmental and political results of the influence of nuclear energy. Includes photos, definitions of terms used, links to further information and a description of the physical principals of nuclear energy.
  
• Conelrad: All Things Atomic Conelrad is devoted to atomic culture past and present: all things atomic. The creation of writers who grew up in the shadow of the bomb and all its attendant pop culture fallout, Conelrad is a comprehensive clearinghouse of atomic links, your personal pilot light of the Apocalypse.
  
• The Collision Between Western Civilization and Advanced Science and Technology An examination of the impact of the advent on nuclear weapons on society and culture in the West. A large collection of quotes on the subject, photos, and analysis of the influences and their consequences.
  
• 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.
  
• DOE/NV - Photo Library A collection of historic still photos of nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site and in the Pacific Ocean. Also includes photos of test preparations at the Test Site, waste management facilities and other infrastructure at the site, and wildlife living on the site.
  
• The Atomkeller-Museum at Haigerloch Haigerloch was the location of the German Atomkeller, lab for the study of nuclear fission during World War II. This page has photos, plans, sound recordings of interviews and outlines the history of the lab and the experiments done there.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Index of Nuclear Data Reports, tables, and statistics on nuclear stockpiles, strategic nuclear forces, and nuclear test programs of the United States, Russia, France, China, and Great Britain.
  
• Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water 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.
  
• SRS -- Historical Highlights Chronology of the Savanna River Site, part of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex. Covers significant historical developments in the mission and evolution of the facility. Part of a larger site which includes environmental, technological, and general information about the plant.
  
• The Swords of Armageddon A site promoting a CD Rom set containing an encyclopedic history of U.S. nuclear weapons history. Gives examples of articles contained on CD, the table of contents, ordering information and a periodic newsletter.
  
• The Critical Mass Utilizing declassified documents, this article seeks to determine if the German atomic bomb program was indeed a creditable threat during World War II as the Manhattan Project leaders believed at the time. Includes a chronology, and an examination of the state of German nuclear physics of the period.
  
• Articles Archives of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation An archive of articles on nuclear armaments, testing, test bans, and treaties. Links to articles on related topics including nuclear power, NATO, disarmament and the arms trade.
  
• CNN Cold War - The Atomic Age: From fission to fallout A brief history of the beginning of the Atomic Age including photographs, video clips and links. Part of a series on the Cold War.
  
• Nuclear Weapons Information on nuclear weapons design, production, materials, testing and effects both historic and current. Includes diagrams and explanations of the physics and engineering involved in weapons design.
  
• The Bureau of Atomic Tourism The Bureau of Atomic Tourism promotes tourist locations that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain atomic weapons delivery systems. Includes links to related materials.
  
• Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower: Atoms for Peace The full text of the Atoms for Peace speech given by President Eisenhower before the United Nations General Assembly outlining his hopes for the use of the atom for peaceful purposes and the plans of the US government to assure the future peace. Given in 1953.
  
• The Atomic Duty of Bill Bires This is a short history of Pvt. Bill Bires' military duty with Co."A" 231st Engineer Combat Battalion at the Nevada Test Sites Camp Desert Rock at the Nevada Test Site for the test series Buster Jangle in 1951.
  
• The Pershing Weapon System and its Elimination Covers the history of the Pershing. Includes a detailed chronology, historic photos, film clips of launches, and materials related to design and testing of the system.
  
• Dr. Raisuke Shirabe's Memoir of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing My Experience of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing and An Outline of the Damages Caused by the Explosion, by Dr. Raisuke Shirabe. Includes detailed information regarding the type of damage to people and property caused by the bombing and an account of his personal experiences.
  
• Where They Were - The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists A short history of American nuclear weapons deployments on foreign soil, often without the knowledge of the host country, from 1945 to 1977. Includes graphs of deployments by region.
  
• Documents Relating to the Development of the Atomic Bomb and Its use on Hiroshima and Nagasaki A large collection of original documents relating to the decision to develop and use the atomic bomb. Historic reports from the Manhattan Project, and correspondence, memos, diary entries and reports from a variety of major decision makers of the period.
  
• Killing Our Own The full text of the book "KILLING OUR OWN: Chronicling the Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation, 1945-1982". A complete discussion of the repercussions of the US bomb development and production industry as well as medical radiology and civilian nuclear power.
  
• How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb A paper done for a school project on the Cold War and the development of the hydrogen bomb. Includes an interview with Edward Teller, photographs, diagram of the Ulam/Teller design, quotes, a bulletin board, and resources.
  
• It Seems Like Yesterday - Winter 99: The Atomic Age A history of the Atomic Age of the 1950s. Includes links to a few feature articles from the 1950s that let the reader get an idea of the social impact of atomic weapons on American society.
  
• Chronological Table of Nuclear Weapons A detailed chronology of events significant in the development of nuclear weapon technology. Covers the entire twentieth century.
  
• Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact PHP provides documentation and further information about the development of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, their mutual threat perceptions and military plans, and their significance for our time.
  
• Anno Atomi: Growing Up with the Atom Anno Atomi documents the atmospheric atomic bomb tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site during 1957. Compiled using government press releases, and images, with comments by soldiers and citizens these detonations are known as Operation Plumbbob.
  
• 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.
  
• Citizen Kurchatov A biography of Stalin's enigmatic director of the Soviet project to build the atomic bomb. Details his efforts as head of the project to develop first the atomic bomb and then the hydrogen bomb. Includes documents and links.
  
• Comprehensive History of US Atomic Bomb Testing Federation of American Scientist's site containing details of surface and subsurface atomic tests conducted in the United States and their impact on human health. Includes maps of test sites and links to detailed summaries of individual nuclear tests.
  
• Cold War -US History Original documents and historic accounts of the Cold War years from both US and Soviet materials. Covers the use of humans as test subjects, the first 50 years of Plutonium research and development.
  
• Nuclear weapon research on the Internet In depth collection of links to nuclear news, information, research, searches on nuclear topics, software to model nuclear blast effects, history, commentary, links pages and generally all the information you might need about nuclear weapons.
  
• AAHM Gallery Tour - Birth of the Atomic Bomb Gallery Online tour of exhibit on the development, use and technology of the nuclear bomb. Covers the origin of the idea of nuclear weapons, building the facilities to produce materials, research and develop nuclear weapons.
  
• The American Experience | Race for the Super Bomb Material from the documentary on the US/Soviet race to develop the hydrogen bomb. Includes a timeline, photographs, the people who were involved, maps, film clips of nuclear tests and a teachers guide.
  
• Canada's Role in the Atomic Bomb Programs of the US, UK, France & India A chronology of Canada's contributions to the nuclear weapon programs of several countries. Includes material on the production of plutonium at Chalk River and the accident there, the development and export of CANDU reactors, a picture gallery and other material.
  
• Report of a Greenpeace Scientific Expedition to Amchitka Island Greenpeace report documenting the radioactive legacy of an American underground nuclear test on the Alaskan island of Amchitka Island.
  
• ORNL: The First 50 Years History of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory from the 1940s to the 1990s, including the Manhattan Project era. Details the building of the lab, addition of facilities, the scientists who worked there, and the surrounding communities.
  
• High Energy Weapons Archive Discusses the physics of the various types of nuclear weapons and the effects of nuclear explosions. Includes a history, images, and chronology of atomic and thermonuclear weapons testing.
  
• The Atomic Bomb Describes the process of fission as it relates to the bomb, covers the effects on people and buildings, has a timeline of events in the development of the bomb, and photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as other bomb effects.
  
• Health in French Polynesia: The Effects of French Nuclear Testing A discussion of the health effects of French nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean area on the peoples living in French Polynesia.
  
• Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests Information on US nuclear testing and its health effects. Presents a chronology, details, and maps of American atmospheric and underground nuclear tests. Includes links to related online sources.
  
• Pakistan's Nuclear Test Fact sheet on Pakistan's nuclear weapons tests, reactors, research facilities, uranium enrichment and plutonium and tritium production plants, and weapons manufacturing facilities. Includes map.
  
• Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima An eyewitness report written by Father P. Siemes, a Jesuit priest living near Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing. This report was handtyped only a few weeks after the bombing. Siemes, a German priest who was with the Novitists of the Society of Jesus in Nagatsuki, describes the aftermath of the bombing, the effects on the people of Hiroshima, and the efforts of his fellow priests to minister to the wounded.
  
• Operation Crossroads, Nuclear Tests at Bikini Detailed information from the US Navy Historical Center on Operation Crossroads, the first postwar nuclear test conducted at Bikini Atoll. Includes the composition of the task force, data on the target ships, historic artwork depicting aspects of the opperation, sources and links.
  
• Canada's Nuclear History A chronology of general and Canadian achievements and events in the history of nuclear energy. Traces the development of the CANDU reactor and the commercial power industry in Canada. Includes notes and links to further information.
  
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons and History History of the American the origins and development of American nuclear weapons. Includes information on U.S. nuclear tests and the past and current nuclear armaments.
  
• Anti Nuclear Alert A collection of speeches, articles, and other documents on nuclear safety, nuclear legislation, treaties and a map of nuclear hazards in the US. Also an extensive links section and the NucNews, a collection of news clippings, links and an archive of previous articles.
  
• Kurchatov Institute A museum about Igor Kurchatov, head of the USSR's A-bomb project, and Soviet nuclear weapons research. Provides virtual tours of Kurchatov's life and Soviet atomic research facilities.
  
• Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory - Research Library: History A collection of links from the Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory on its role in the history of American nuclear weapons development.
  
• The Avalon Project : United States Atomic Energy Commission. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer This site by the Avalon Project of the Yale Law School has original documents from the findings and recommendation of the Personnel Security Board in the case of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Includes letters, and the opinion written by the Atomic Energy Commission.
  
• Silo World History of early ICBM's, missile launch facilities, the work of the missileers, collection of historic photos of silos under construction, in operation and the missiles they contained.
  
• Chapter 1: The First Atomic Veterans, Online text of the book Killing Our Own about the history of the development of nuclear power and weapons in the United States and it's effects on the public, US Armed Forces, and the environment.
  
• 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.
  
• India and Pakistan Nuclear Testing Documents, commentary, and links on Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons testing and nuclear arms proliferation in South Asia.
  
• NRC Short History A complete and detailed history of nuclear regulation in the US by first the Atomic Energy Commission and then the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Covers the period from 1946 to 1999. Details the development of the commercial nuclear power industry in the US, the conflicting roles assigned the AEC, and the regulatory issues now facing the agency and the industry.
  
• The History of Nuclear Testing: A Chronology Key dates in the history of nuclear armaments tests and efforts to ban these tests.
  
• Inventors Online Museum presents War Inventions Section of a larger site on the invention of the atomic bomb. Has an article on Oppenheimer and the text of the announcement of the first atomic test and the announcement of the use of the bomb on Japan.
  
• A Personal Record of Hiroshima A-bomb Survival The memoirs of the late Mr.Takeharu Terao a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing as a series of postings to a message board with responses from readers all over the world. The material has been reconstructed as a web site by a former student.
  
• The Impact of the Cold War on Washington, Hanford and the Tri Cities An examination of the changes brought about by the development of Hanford as a part of the nuclear weapons complex and the effects on the region over the course of the period from the 1940's through the current time.
  
• The Cold War Article on the Cold War, its origins, impact on the social history of the US and Russia, effect on the two countries foreign policy and the arms race, and the lessons of the Cold War. Includes photographs and opinion pieces on Cold War topics.
  
• All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics A history of one of the Soviet Union's leading atomic research institutes. Includes a virtual museum of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
  
• Nuclear Testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Links on the history of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and several reports on nuclear testing, nuclear test bans, and related topics.
  
• The Unofficial Trinity Site Page Dedicated to the site of the Trinity test the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, includes details of a trip to the site, photos, news items relating to Trinity, lists of links and books dealing with the Trinity site and tips for those who plan to visit the site.
  
• 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.
  
• The Khariton Version of the Soviet Nuclear Program A history of the politics and policies of the Soviet atomic and thermonuclear weapons research by one of the USSR's leading nuclear scientists.
  
• City of Hiroshima: Atomic Bomb and Peace Historical information regarding the damage from the bombing of the city. Also includes information about the Peace Memorial, the A-Domes registration as a World Heritage Site, and about the city today.
  
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project The Brookings Institution studied the history of nuclear weapons development, production, and testing in the United States. Extensive information on historical weapons programs and their costs.
  
• The Legacy Story: A History of the US Nuclear Weapons Complex A Department of Energy site providing electronic access to two publications that tell the story of the United States nuclear weapons complex: Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom and Linking Legacies. Also available are downloadable PDF versions of the documents and a photo archive.
  
• The Nuclear Files | Archive | Documents & Treaties Document Archive covering: discovery of nuclear power, Manhattan Project, bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hydrogen bomb, Oppenheimer hearings, nuclear weapons and energy, subcritical nuclear weapons tests, treaties and arms control.
  
• Lawrence and His Laboratory Scientific history of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's first 50 years (1931-1981).
  
• Nuclear Facilities Management A brief history of the Department of Energies responsibilities for uranium stewardship, a time line of uranium history, photos, links to current information about uranium use and sales in the US today.
  
• Infinity City An online exhibition of art reflecting the influence of the atomic age on society. Includes a section on the Hiroshima bombing anniversary and material showing the social and personal effects of living in the shadow of the bomb.
  
• The Atomic Century History of the development of nuclear energy, human radiation experiments, the effects on people of the developments in nuclear physics.
  
• Soviet Atmospheric Tests A listing of atmospheric nuclear weapons tests conducted by the former Soviet Union begining August 29, 1949 through December 25, 1962. Includes information about each test.
  
• 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.
  
• Argonne National Laboratory History The history of the Argonne lab including a time line, photographs, news articles, state of the laboratory yearly reports, and stories from a special 50th anniversary issue of the labs magazine Frontiers.
  
• Documents Related to the Cold War Full text original documents relating to the Cold War period. Covers the years from 1945 to 1986. A very wide range of material dealing with many points of view. Also has a retrospective section looking back on the era.
  
• Scientific Data of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster Information on the physical, medical and epidemiological effects of the bombing of Nagasaki. Includes the testimony of Dr. Raisuke Shirabe, a Doctor who was there, maps of the destroyed areas, and has a list of links for further information.
  
• A Century of Science / Brookhaven National Lab A brief history of the lab at Brookhaven, it's founding, development and achievements in nuclear physics and nuclear energy research.
  
• Trinity and Beyond (the Atomic Bomb Movie)Website 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.