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Handout
Yale University

Summary of Damages and Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the devastation the atomic bomb had on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
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Article
Other

Atom Central: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program, a post-World War II, U.S. military defense system.
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Handout
Other

Dannen.com: Atomic Bomb Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Article
Other

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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Website
Other

Nagasaki University: Medical Effects of the Atomic Bomb at Nagasaki

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides data about the physical destruction of Nagasaki, the medical aspect, and survivor stories.
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Website
Other

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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Primary
Other

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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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): B Reactor

For Students 9th - 10th
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.