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Just a Misstep Away From Doomsday
Richard Rhodes has been chronicling the development of
nukes for years. His latest book wraps up the Cold War.
(Oct. 15, 2007)
History's Troubling Lessons
Congress knew back in 1945 that nuclear terrorism
was a problem. Guess what? They couldn't find a way to stop it then either.
(February 26, 2006)
Declassified documents, spy
stories, and the threat of thermonuclear war dominate a dark chapter of the Cold
War.
(October 16, 2006)
FOIA
Document: CIA Clandestine Services History—The Hungarian
Revolution and Planning for the Future
Digging With Bombs
Historian Scott Kirsch discusses his new
book about a government program to use hydrogen bombs in civil engineering. (January
1, 2006)
Dropping the Big One
Sixty years later, the debate still rages on:
the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the Second World War
but were they necessary? (August 8, 2005)
WEB EXCLUSIVE:
Eyewitness to the
birth of the atomic age Witnesses recount the first nuclear blast in the New
Mexico desert. (August 8, 2005)
The First Hunt for WMD
After nuclear fission was discovered in 1939, several
nations tried to weaponize the atom. Though most early programs quickly fizzled,
it was fear of a Nazi atomic bomb that spurred the United States to build its
own device in 1945. (July 13, 2005)
The Paper Trail: New details about Soviet Cold War
intentions
Newly declassified papers
from former Communist states shed fresh light on the inner workings of the
Soviet Union's Cold War alliance with its eastern European satellites and its
plans for war. (May 22, 2005)
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