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Welcome to the Atomic Archive. This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point for all mankind. AJ Software & Multimedia presents this site as an online companion to its latest CD-ROM, Atomic Archive: Enhanced Edition.
Contents
This Month In Atomic History
| 1939 | January to May - Many experiments on uranium fission are performed worldwide. |
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| 1941 | January - Based on experiments with a natural uranium reactor, the Germans reject graphite as a moderator. |
| 1945 |
January - First plutonium reprocessing production run at Hanford January 20 - First U-235 separated at Oak Ridge. |
| 1950 |
January 27 - Fuchs confesses that he gave atomic secrets to the Soviets. More>> January 31 - Truman announces the decision to proceed with the H-bomb. More>> |
| 1954 | January 21 - First nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Nautilus, launched. |
| 1966 | January 17 - U.S. B-52 bomber crashes near Palomares, Spain with 4 unarmed H-bombs. More>> |
| 1967 | January 27 - Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons being placed in orbit. More>> |
| 2003 | January 10 - North Korea announces it will withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. More>> |
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A Visit to the Atomic Testing Museum
The museum, a partnership between the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation and the Desert Research Institute, is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and is located just east of the Las Vegas strip. The goal of the museum is to preserve and foster public accessibility to the history associated with the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and the Nation's nuclear weapons testing program. To learn more, click here.
Cold War: A Brief History
For more than forty years, the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union directly threatened each other with nuclear weapons. This period of time is referred to as The Cold War. This section explores the major events of this period including; the development of the hydrogen bomb, the nuclear arms race, détente, nuclear proliferation and the nuclear world after the end of the Cold War. To learn more, click here.
