| 1945 | Jul 16, 1945 - The United States tested the world's first nuclear bomb in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. In August, US planes dropped two atomic bombs— "Little Boy" and "Fat Man"—on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With Nazi Germany and Japan defeated, what should the United ...The United States tested the world's first nuclear bomb in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. In August, US planes dropped two atomic bombs— "Little Boy" and "Fat Man"—on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With Nazi Germany and Japan defeated, what should the United States do with this new power? Secretary of State James Byrnes advised President Harry Truman to use the US nuclear monopoly as a lever in negotiations with Stalin. But Secretary of War Henry Stimson argued that the bomb ...  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=X9lw-uPFRkgC&pg=RA1-PA214
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| Jul 16, 1945 - Near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, they found out by testing the first nuclear bomb. Some scientists feared the chain reac-. AND THE COLD WAR tion of nuclear fission could cause the entire planet to explode with its own atoms reacting to the ...Near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, they found out by testing the first nuclear bomb. Some scientists feared the chain reac-. AND THE COLD WAR tion of nuclear fission could cause the entire planet to explode with its own atoms reacting to the explosion. Others considered the possibility that the bomb would be not much more destructive than those the military already had. The test produced the first nuclear-powered explosion exactly as the scientists had predicted ... Show more Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=kyomZNHutjEC&pg=PA13
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| Aug 6, 1945 - Remember all who died in the nuclear bomb attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, a US nuclear bomb destroyed the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second US bomb destroyed the City of Nagasaki. Never before or since has a nuclear bomb been used ...www.bvsc.org/events/hiroshima-day-commemoration.ics/view
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| Oct 23, 1945 - The atomic bomb caps the climax of a technological revolution in war that began twenty-five years ago with-the introduction of gas, the tank and the plane. Atomic fission, rockets, heavy) bombers radar and other recent developments mark the the ultimate triumph-of the offensive over ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10914FF3D5B10738DDDAA0A94D8415B8588F1D3
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| 1949 | Aug 1949 - The USSR exploded its first nuclear bomb in August of 1949. Not long thereafter, Civil Defense for Schools, in consultation with various teachers, created an ad campaign (including a film called Duck and Cover, featuring Bert the Turtle) to prepare the young ...The USSR exploded its first nuclear bomb in August of 1949. Not long thereafter, Civil Defense for Schools, in consultation with various teachers, created an ad campaign (including a film called Duck and Cover, featuring Bert the Turtle) to prepare the young people of America for nuclear attack. School-aged children learned about air-raid shelters - and what to do if a bomb was on its way toward them. Thus began the “Duck and Cover” era. Show more Show lesswww.awesomestories.com/flicks/indiana-jones/duck-and-cover
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| 1958 | Apr 29, 1958 - Britain today exploded a nuclear device at a high altitude over the central Pacific, the ministry of supply announced here. BRITISH SET. OFF A NUCLEAR I BOMB AT SEA. LONDON, April 28 [Reu-I ters]-Britain today exploded. a nuclear device at a high alti- tude over the central Pacific, ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/519337022.html?dids=519337022:519337022&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr...pub...NUCLEAR+BOMB...
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| 1964 | Oct 16, 1964 - TOKYO Communist China joined the worlds atomic powers today with an announcement it has exploded its first bomb in the western region of China . The announcement came less than 24 hours after Moscow had exploded a political bombshell of its own — the ouster of Nikita Khrushchev. ... news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wb8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4FYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5332,2575653&dq= nuclear+bomb&hl=en
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| 1991 | Oct 5, 1991 - UN weapons inspectors say Iraq was about 12-18 months away from producing enough weapons-grade enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb. Iraq was within a year to 18 months of building a nuclear bomb and was already testing a missile system to deliver it when the Gulf War began, ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61507188.html?dids=61507188:61507188&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS: FT&type=current&date...Bomb%2C...
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| 2002 | Sep 9, 2002 - Saddam Hussein could be months away from developing a nuclear bomb if he can find a source of weapons-grade material, according to Western intelligence estimates. Iraq still aims to become the Arab world's first nuclear power. Senior Washington officials said at the weekend that Saddam ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1406736/Saddam-is-months-away-from-a-nuclear- bomb.html
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| 2006 | Nov 4, 2006 - By Rupert Cornwell in Washington. The US government has shut down a website containing Iraqi documents from the Saddam Hussein era, after complaints - including one from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog - that they amounted to a manual on how to build an atomic bomb. ... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-shuts-down-how-to-build-a-nuclear-bomb-website- 422829.html
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