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Atomic Bomb: Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page which links to several pages of letters, diary excerpts, public reports, and personal correspondence relating to the use of the first atomic bomb. Includes letters and petitions drafted by scientists involved with the...
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Choices Program, Brown University

The Choices Program: History and Current Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...
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Atom Central: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this detailed account of the decision and action to drop two atomic bombs on Japan after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
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AllRefer

All refer.com: Pakistan: The United States Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
This article chronicles the relations between Pakistan and the United States after its independence from Great Britain. Agreements and foreign aid between the two countries are discussed, including the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement...
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Atom Central: The Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of events between October 15 and November 1, 1963 depicts the time period during which the Cuban Missile Crisis took place,
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Atom Central: Trinity, the Birth of the Atomic Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with a synopsis of the Trinity Bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert, read how the Atomic age was born.
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Atom Central: History Leading to the Creation of the Atomic Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about historical events leading to the creation of the atomic bomb, beginning with ancient history.
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History of Uss Nautilus (Ssn 571)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information about the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine.
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Curated OER

Submarines in the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives excellent information on all aspects of the nuclear submarines in use today.
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Ellsworth american.com: Antiballistic Missiles

For Students 9th - 10th
The article on antiballistic missiles primarily only discusses how Congress has approved their development under Reagan's "Star Wars" plan.
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Federation of American Scientists

Fas: Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty.
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The Physics Factbook: Range of Ballistic Missile

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights some of the unbelievable characteristics associated with ICBM technology. Includes an informative and detailed factsheet as well as a concise description of the information.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Glenn T. Seaborg, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Glenn Theodore Seaborg. He discovered the plutonium that was used in America's atomic bomb in World War II. He made many other important discoveries, but also worked for decades to promote nuclear disarmament and the safe...
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Time 100:heroes & Icons Andrei Sakharov

For Students 9th - 10th
A Time Magazine profile on "The world's most famous political dissident," Andrei Sakharov, and his battles against nuclear war and communist dictatorship.
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1985 Peace March in Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. David Adams, retired UNESCO director and professor, examines the history of American peace movements, including the anti-Vietnam War movement, in this full-text online publication.
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US Department of State

Office of the Historian: The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a clear, succinct look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, its causes, and the results. See how direct and indirect communication between President Kennedy and Soviet leader, Nikita Khruschev, resolved this potentially horrific...
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U.s. Department of Defense: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty (Start I)

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site from the US Government on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I. Includes information on the Treaty, the actual text, protocols, article-by article analysis, and other documents. Clicking on Executive Summary will...
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Kids' Peace Station: From Hiroshima

For Students 9th - 10th
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had lasting and far reaching effects on all mankind! Learn about a young girl, Sadako, and her paper cranes as well as the Kids Peace Movement and building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for...
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
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PBS

Nova: Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to the show by the same title. Interesting site allows the reader to decipher a coded message. Information on Venona Intercepts and interviews with children of famous spies.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Attacks on Intelligentsia Suppressing Dissidents

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.
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Everett Dirksen Papers, 1932 69

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of papers and notebooks of Everett Dirksen, an conservative politician and proponent of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Nuclearfiles.org: Oppenheimer Affair

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Nuclearfiles.org allows you to read about Robert J. Oppenheimer's role in the Manhattan Project, as head of the Atomic Energy Commission and then his dismissal as a "security threat" to the U.S. government during the era...
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Nuclearfiles.org: Who Built the H Bomb? Debate Revives

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from "The New York Times" at Nuclearfiles.org recounts the ongoing debate about the first hydrgen bomb and who truly should be credited with its development.

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