Nuclear Weapons—a page of sources

 

á       The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.  These were the first folks to try to raise general awareness about nukes, since 1945.  

á       The Federation of American Scientists has a Nuclear Information Project.  Lots of info about weapons, fuel, politics, and a blog. 

á       The Nuclear Weapons Archive is excellent on weapons and testing information on specific countries, one of the earliest sites to do this on the internet. 

á       The Institute for Science and International Security is aimed at Ňinforming the public about science and policy issues affecting international security.ÓThis might be the best place to learn about nuclear proliferation.  

á       A group of aging US statesmen believe we are at a Nuclear Tipping Point and advocate nuclear disarmamentÉ. they didnŐt when they were in office.  They put together an hour-long film, which they will send you for free.  The website is informative. 

á       The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has a Project on Nuclear Issues and a page about it on Facebook. 

á       The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has a nuclear energy and weapons page. 

á       The Nuclear Threat Initiative encourages all to take proliferation seriously. 

á       Joseph Cirincione reviews several books on the current state of nuclear weapons in the world. 

á       The same magazine had a review of CirincioneŐs book on the same subject.  (requires NYRB subscription)

á       The New Yorker Story Atomic John is about a guy who pieced together clues to find key details of the USŐs first atomic weapon used in war. 

á       A Wm. J. Broad story, review of two books that show the atomic bomb was invented only once, and all the subsequent nuclear powers stole the plans. 

á       The AAAS, the American Physical Society, and and the Center for Strategic and International Studies published Nuclear Weapons and 21st Century US National Security.  Ask yourself why they felt they needed to do this. 

á       The George Washington University National Security Archive has a Nuclear Vault and a nuclear history page. 

á       Radwaste.com has a fairly astonishing inventory of information and links. 

á       The International Atomic Energy Agency collects and displays information about many topics. 

 

ADDITIONAL BLOGS ON THE ISSUES

á       Arms Control Wonk 

á       Defend Deterrence 

á       Joe CirincioneŐs blog at Ploughshares 

á       Missile Monitor collects proliferation/missile stuff from all over 

á       WhatŐs the National Iranian AmericansŐ Council saying about all of this? 

á       The Nukes of Hazard  (from CACN)

á       Proliferation Press 

á       Rethinking Nuclear Weapons 

á       Verification, Implementation, and Compliance