Manhattan District History, Written Circa Late 1940s
Background General Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Engineer District, in late 1944 commissioned a…
Browsing: Nuclear Weapons
The “Nuclear Notes” Papers, Published by the U.S. Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency, 1970s-1980s
Background In the 1970s, a series of nine papers were created by the U.S. Army…
False Nuclear Attack Warning: June 3, 1980
Background On June 3, 1980, U.S. Command posts received a warning that the Soviet Union…
1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash with 4 Hydrogen Bombs On Board
Background On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident involving a United States Air Force (USAF)…
Reducing the United States Nuclear Arsenal, September 28, 1991
Background The following document was created in 1991 regarding the reduction of the nuclear weapons…