Lukol Directory: Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Weapons: Nuclear

Nukefix
Computer model designed for analyzing the nuclear weapons problem. Allows assessment of effects and answers questions about nuclear war scenarios. Other info including news, photos and audio clips.
http://www.nukefix.org

Russian Nuclear Forces Project
Provides Russian citizens and policy makers with information about nuclear weapons, arms control and disarmament based on open scientific analysis.
http://www.russianforces.org/eng/

B61-11 Concerns and Background
A report by the Los Alamos Study Group on the B61-11 nuclear gravity bomb, a modified weapon entering the arsenal in early 1997 and designed to burrow underground and destroy hardened targets (February 10, 1997).
http://www.brook.edu/FP/PROJECTS/NUCWCOST/...

Documentation and Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb
Outlaw labs information on the atomic bomb. Includes history, descriptions and diagrams.
http://www.serendipity.li/more/atomic.html

The Nuclear Files
Includes a collection of studies and data on the possible weapons systems, and basic data on the stockpiles of the major nuclear powers.
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/

Nuclear Era
Short overview of the A-bomb and hydrogen bomb. Includes history of nuclear weapons and multimedia clips.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/nuclear/

Hiroshima and Nagasaki for Physics Teachers
Information on a workshop for physics teachers who wish to explore creation of a general education course or units about the effects of the nuclear policies of nations.
http://titan.iwu.edu/~physics/Hiroshima/

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
NTI, founded by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn, features daily news and in-depth resources/analysis on the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Research library with country and issue briefs, and comprehensive nonproliferation databases.
http://nti.org

National Nuclear Security Administration
Quasi-autonomous agency within DOE, established to oversee the nuclear weapons program and related activities.
http://www.nnsa.doe.gov/

Low-Yield Earth-Penetrating Nuclear Weapons
Federation of American Scientist report on US development of a new generation of precision low-yield nuclear weapons.
http://www.fas.org/faspir/2001/v54n1/weapo...

How Stuff Works: Nuclear Bombs
Graphic animations show what gives nuclear bombs such immense power and what the long-term dangers are.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb....

Bombs Away!
The government built a nuclear-weapons plant sixteen miles upwind of Denver. But decades passed before the public got wind of what was happening there. By Eileen Welsome of Westword Online.
http://www.westword.com/issues/2000-07-20/...

Nuclear War Survival Skills
Updated and expanded 1987 edition by Cresson H. Kearny   with foreword by Dr.Edward Teller   Original edition published September, 1979, by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
http://www.ki4u.com/free_book/

Manarah for Peace and Justice
Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association communique on depleted uranium and describes a site visit of the Al-tuwaitha, Iraq nuclear facility destroyed during the Gulf War.
http://manarah.tripod.com/

U.S. Presidents Predelegated Nuclear Weapons Release Authority
Documents that during the most dangerous phases of the U.S.-Soviet confrontation during the early 1960s top military commanders had presidentially-authorized instructions providing advance authority to use nuclear weapons under specified emergency conditions.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/19980319...

The Nuclear Weapon Archive
A guide to nuclear weapons. Links to nuclear test images. Provides current information, technical data, and informative write-ups.
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Reports on global security, arms control, military affairs, as well as nuclear issues. Back articles are available online.
http://www.thebulletin.org/

The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb:
Designed as a tool for teachers and students looking at the incredible feat required to develop the atomic bomb. Looks at the people involved, the science, and the other countries in the race.
http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/abomb

Mario's Cyberspace Station: Remember Hiroshima
Information and numerous links related to nuclear bombs, nuclear tests, risks and secrets.
http://mprofaca.cro.net/hiroshima.html

Spy of the Century?
An exclusive inside story on the Wen Ho Lee spy case from Los Alamos by Ron Gluckman.
http://www.gluckman.com/WenHoLee.html

Los Alamos Study Group
Information on US nuclear weapons laboratories, weapons testing, and environmental and economical concerns arising from production of weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.lasg.org

Nuclear Weapon Systems Sustainment Programs
Department of Defense. May 1997.
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/dswa/index...

Atomic Archive
Explore the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb, including a time line of nuclear history to today.
http://www.atomicarchive.com

The Medical Implications of Nuclear War
Symposium proceedings of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences in 1985. Discusses the human and environmental consequences in detail of nuclear war.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309036925/html/

Penetrator N-bombs Threaten Third World
Describes a new generation of penetrator N-bombs, like the B61-11, capable of destroying deeply-buried targets. Designed to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction with a nuclear weapon for smaller targets.
http://southmovement.alphalink.com.au/anti...

Nukes on Afghanistan?
Counter punch article discusses the development and use of small low yield deep penetrator war heads.
http://www.counterpunch.org/nukelite.html

Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security
Resources on the study of a full range of security issues, including not only traditional issues of non-proliferation, but also the impact of environmental, economic, energy, and health conditions on global security.
http://pnwcgs.pnl.gov/

The American Experience | Race for the Super Bomb
Information and educational materials related to PBS film. Interactive features: enter the name of a town to see the damage zone if a nuclear weapon were detonated.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/index.ht...

Nukewatch Scotland
Network of individuals who monitor and track the movement of British WMDs from Aldermaston in Berkshire to Coulport on the West coast of Scotland. Offers news, resources, and ways to become involved.
http://nukewatch-scotland.org.uk/

Wikipedia - Nuclear Weapon
Encyclopedia article discussing types of weapons, their design, effects, and delivery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapo...

Sub Topics:
Atomic Veterans
Waste
History
Dirty Bombs
Nuclear Winter
Legality
Abolitionism
Nuclear Tests
Directories
Disarmament Activism
Accidents
Proliferation


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Society: Issues: Environment: Nuclear
Society: Issues: Peace
Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Disarmament
Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Weapons: Depleted Uranium
Society: Military: Weapons and Equipment: Missiles



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