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Nuclear weapons are a broad and intense field of study. Below are just a few of the resources that helped inform this issue of The PLEA.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded by scientists from the Manhattan Project and has become a leading journal on nuclear developments.
The Arms Control Association builds public understanding of arms control, including efforts to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons.
William Burchett’s 1945 newspaper report on the damage caused by the bombing of Hiroshima has been called one of the greatest scoops of the twentieth century.
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Harry Truman delivered his vision for the post-World War II order just prior to the bombing of Nagasaki in a nation-wide radio address.
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William Laurence was the New York Times journalist hired by the American Military as their official historian of the Manhattan Project. His 1946 book describes the bomb’s creation.
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John Hersey’s 1946 piece on six Hiroshima survivors is considered one of the most important pieces of journalism to come out of World War II.
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This 1981 documentary tells the story of Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb, then outlines his life post-World War II including his persecution in the hands of Senator McCarthy’s anti-communist hysteria.
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This 1982 documentary is made from a collection of American nuclear propaganda films, advertisements, and news clips from the 1940s through to the 1960s.
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Stanley Kubrik’s 1963 dark comedy exposes the risks of nuclear arms. Written after intensive research by Kubrik, it is considered one of the greatest satires of motion picture history.
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