Yale University
Summary of Damages and Injuries
Outlines the devastation the atomic bomb had on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
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Atom Central: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Find out about the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program, a post-World War II, U.S. military defense system.
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Dannen.com: Atomic Bomb Decision
This site has information about the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The information is detailed and in depth. Contains many links to related sites.
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Atom Central: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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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Nagasaki University: Medical Effects of the Atomic Bomb at Nagasaki
This resource provides data about the physical destruction of Nagasaki, the medical aspect, and survivor stories.
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Atomic Bomb: Decision
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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Nuclearfiles.org: Oppenheimer Affair
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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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): B Reactor
The B-Reactor at Hanford Site, Washington, was the first large scale plutonium production reactor ever built. The project was commissioned under the Manhattan Project, during World War II, to develop the first nuclear weapons.