UP to Leo Szilard OnlineWebsites physically located in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are NOT included in this list. For those resources, please see Web Links To Hiroshima and Web Links to Nagasaki.
The High Energy Weapons Archive - a Guide to Nuclear Weapons - The
central Web resource for information on nuclear weapons and their
history. Home of the Nuclear Weapons FAQ.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Founded in 1945 to
educate the public about the nuclear age. The web site includes
articles from past and current issues, plus useful links.
Project Whistlestop: Harry S Truman digital archive on the
web - Includes documents on Truman's decision to use the atomic
bomb. Documents are available as both text and images.
The Nuclear Files - Seeks to become a central repository of
information about all aspects of the nuclear age. Sponsored by the
Nuclear Age Peace
Foundation. Large collection of documents online.
U.S. Department of Energy Open Net - Searchable database of
declassified nuclear documents.
Office of Human Radiation Experiments - Declassified information
about radiation experiments on human subjects by the U.S.
government. Includes searchable database.
The National Security Archive - A large repository of
information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by this
non-profit, public-interest organization. Nuclear information
includes the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Hiroshima: Was It Necessary? - Essay by Doug Long, with
a separate section of quotations, lengthy bibliography, excerpts
from documents, and an archive of Internet debate.
Why the atomic bomb wasn't necessary to end the war - Essay by
Janet Bloomfield, Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
(Britain).
The Atomic Bombings of Japan: A 50-Year Retrospective - An
article from the Summer 1995 Airpower Journal by Colonel
Ralph J. Capio, USAF, discusses why military officers should
consider the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Hiroshima Archive - Selected photos from Tsuchida Hiromi's work
Hiroshima, indexed links to other atomic-bomb
related web sites, course syllabi, and selected print references.
Voice of Hibakusha - Eyewitness accounts, by survivors, of the
bombing of Hiroshima.
A Personal Record of Hiroshima A-Bomb Survival - Memoirs of Mr.
Terao, as posted to a Japanese computer network in 1991, with
responses from readers included.
Hiroshima Panorama Project - For $25, the Hiroshima Panorama
Project will send you 3 striking panoramic photos of the destroyed
city of Hiroshima. Each is 8 feet wide, printed on heavy chart
paper. (I have seen these panoramas, and I am going to make an
exception by personally endorsing this product -- Gene
Dannen)
LANL Research Library: Los Alamos History - Includes "Los
Alamos 50 Years Ago," a history of wartime Los Alamos which
includes many photos.
Argonne National Laboratory History - History of Argonne,
including illustrated articles about the first chain reaction and
nuclear reactors.
Trinity Atomic Web Site and HEW Archive (U.S.) - The world's
first nuclear weapon was tested on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo,
New Mexico. This site includes photos of the test and information about
the Trinity site, plus pages on atmospheric testing, civil defense,
radiation accidents, and more.
Children of the Manhattan Project - Did your father or mother
work on the Manhattan Project? Network with others at this new
club at Yahoo.
Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers Virtual Library (from the web
site of the
Coalition
to Reduce Nuclear Dangers). They have added a new page
on Indian
Nuclear Tests and the Test Ban Treaty.
Catalog of Known Nuclear Explosions - Catalog of more than 1900
known nuclear explosions. This is a large file.
Anno Atomi - The year 1957 in American nuclear testing, test by
test.
DOE/NV - News and Publications - Photos and videos of U.S. nuclear
testing, provided by the DOE Nevada Operations Office.
Trinity Atomic Web Site and HEW Archive (U.S.) - Includes
information about nuclear testing, including large photo archive
deleted from Los Alamos website.
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie - Producer Peter Kuran
restored declassified archival films of nuclear testing for this and
related movies. Site includes video clips.
Jayne Loader's Public Shelter - A new CD-ROM from the maker of
the classic film Atomic Cafe. Also a very
interesting web site. Jayne is a personal friend. Buy her
CD-ROM!
The Voyager Company - John Else's documentary film The
Day After Trinity profiled Robert Oppenheimer's role in the
nuclear age. Laser-disk and CD-ROM versions of the film have been
released by the Voyager Company.
Post Modem - Australian film expert Mick Broderick, author of
Hibakusha Cinema, surveys nuclear and apocalyptic
visions in film.
The Atomic Archive - Online companion to a CDROM of the same
title about the atomic age. Includes text, photos, multimedia.
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie - Producer Peter Kuran
restored declassified archival films of nuclear testing for this and
related movies. Site includes video clips.
Technology Review, August 1995 issue - The Atomic Age At 50 -
Excerpts from a special issue of Technology Review in which 21
experts reflected on Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the nuclear age.
Fifty Years From Trinity - A 50-year retrospective on the
nuclear age, from a special section of the Seattle Times newspaper
from 1995.
Barefoot Gen - Artist Keiji Nakazawa's classic illustrated story
"Barefoot Gen."
Nagasaki Nightmare - A collection of drawings by atomic bomb
survivors and photographs of the bomb aftermath, to commemorate the
50th anniversary. From an online art gallery dedicated to the art of
activism.
Infinity City - An art installation to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the first nuclear explosion.
A-Bomb Bibliography - Bibliography compiled by T. M.
Sanders for his
Physicists and the Bomb course at the University
of Michigan. With links to other online bibliographies.
Nuclear Treaties - Texts of some important nuclear treaties,
including those on nuclear testing and non-proliferation.
VENONA - Soviet espionage in WWII America, including the
Manhattan Project. Text and images of documents (partially)
deciphered by U.S. codebreakers, and not declassified until 1995.
National Security Agency site.
Plutonium on the Internet - See a nuclear explosion destroy a
house and learn more about the Nuclear Control Institute.
Federation of American Scientists - Founded in 1945 by concerned
Manhattan Project veterans, and still active.
Peacewire - Hiroshima-Nagasaki information, plus resources for
activism, from British Columbia, Canada.
Nuke Pop - Paul Brians, author of Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War
in Fiction, surveys the reflection of nuclear weapons in
popular culture, from movies to comic books to candy wrappers. Many images.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - The scientists who
built the atomic bomb were motivated by fear of Hitler's Germany.
You may wish to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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