The comprehensive test ban treaty
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- Test Resumption and Fallout. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Nov1961, Vol. 17 Issue 9, p394
The article reports on the announcement of Soviet Union on the resumption of nuclear testing despite of the agreement held by her, the U.S. and Great Britain on the matter. With this, the U.S. later claimed that they will also resume underground nuclear tests while suggesting the Soviet Union to...
- A foul and awesome display. Bainbridge, Kenneth T. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;May1975, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p40
The article presents accounts of a nuclear bomb test held in the desert at Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The idea of the test was to shoot 20-millimeter cannon shells into the explosive-containing casing. The three classes of experiments during the test included: the determination of...
- A return to the Cold War? - Part Two. Bonvell, Sander // Hudson Valley Business Journal;3/10/2008, Vol. 19 Issue 10, p19
The article presents the second part in a series article discussing the Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), which is aimed at preserving the technical competencies of nuclear weapons in the U.S. It particularly explores one major concern in SSP which is the practicality of replacing...
- Detecting the Tests. // Time;9/15/1961, Vol. 78 Issue 11, p82
The looks at the methods used to detect the nuclear tests administrated by Soviet Union. It explains that the atmospheric tests by the Russians are difficult to conceal since it can be detected in several ways such as the use of radio receivers to generate pulses of energy, radars to detect...
- Birth of a notion. Levine, Haninah // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p39
The article discusses the development of a U.S. nuclear weapons policy called Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) Program. RRW was introduced in the conference report to the fiscal 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act. It was supported by Ohio Republican Congressman David Hobson. Hobson argued...
- Detection of Nuclear Weapons Testing. Orear, Jay // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Mar1958, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p98
The article discusses the author's perspective on the problems on the detection of atomic test explosions. He points that an agreement which bans nuclear weapons testing would be worthless unless violations could be detected. He also presents the main techniques for detection of nuclear weapons...
- Why not stop testing? Hopkins, John C. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Apr1977, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p30
The author presents the reasons why nuclear weapons testing should continue. According to the author, who happens to be a nuclear weapon designer, if they stop weapon testing then they would not get the new weapons systems which is their primary responsibility. He also asserted that if weapon...
- Orwell's memory holes. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Feb1986, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p2
Introduces a series of articles concerning nuclear weapons testing, published in the February 1986 issue of the periodical 'Bulletin.' Frustration of nonaligned and neutral countries with the U.S.'s adamant refusal to resume negotiations for a test ban that they have passed an unusual United...
- Behind the disclosure of US secret tests. Norris, R.S.; Cochran, T.B. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Mar1988, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p3
Presents an excerpt from the working paper `Known US Nuclear Tests July 1945 to 31 December 1987' which was written as part of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Nuclear Weapons Datebook project. Types of tests; How a nuclear test is prepared.
