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 Timeline
Beginning with the Age of Discovery, this resource lists events
chronologically and provides an excellent overview and context for
events occuring in the nuclear age.
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 The
Oppenheimer Affair
J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the father of the atomic bomb, enjoyed
both the heights of worldwide fame and the depths of despair when
the Atomic Energy Commission voted to strip him of his security clearance.
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 Cuban
Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the
brink of nuclear war over the placement of Soviet Medium Range Ballistic
Missiles in Cuba.
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Dropping
the A-Bomb
A module dedicated to issues revolving around the use of the atomic
bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Making
the H-Bomb
Study module designed to educate about the making of the hydrogen
bomb.
The
Manhattan Project
A collection of primary documents related to the project. Includes
biographies of key figures involved in the development and production
of the first atomic bombs.
The
Oppenheimer Affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
Non-Proliferation Treaty
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
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Related
items:
Controversy
at the Smithsonian:
How was a contoversial exhibit at the Smithsonian
edited to please critics?
Accidental Armageddon:
20 events that could have sparked
an accidental nuclear war
The Decision to Drop the Bomb:
The Department of War documents
the decision to bomb Hiroshima then Nagasaki
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