Tag Archives: Cold War

A Nuclear Cleanup Effort Leaves Questions Lingering at Scores of Old Sites via the Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2013/10/30 by norma field

Years Later, the Legacy of the U.S. Arms Buildup Remains Near Homes, Parks and Malls It was a discovery that helped launch the nuclear age. On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, scientists isolated plutonium in a … Continue reading →

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How Nuclear Power Was Introduced to Japan via The Daily Motion

Posted on 2013/10/01 by norma field

This 44-minute documentary was first aired on NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster, on March 16, 1994. It gained new acclaim after the March 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor. The English subtitles are recent. The original subtitle might be translated as … Continue reading →

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Nuclear weapons: an accident waiting to happen via The Guradian

Posted on 2013/09/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In July 1956, a plane crashed in Suffolk, nearly detonating an atomic bomb. In January 1987, an RAF truck carrying hydrogen bombs skidded off a road in Wiltshire. Other near-misses remain top secret. Who is really at risk from Britain’s … Continue reading →

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New Nuclear Weapons Employment Guidance Puts Obama’s Fingerprint on Nuclear Weapons Policy and Strategy via FAS Strategic Security Blog

Posted on 2013/06/20 by norma field

President Barack Obama’s Berlin speech failed to capture the nuclear disarmament spirit of the Prague speech four years ago. And no wonder. Back then Obama had to contrast with the Bush administration’s nuclear policies. This time Obama had to upstage … Continue reading →

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On the uselessness of nuclear weapons via Scientific American

Posted on 2013/01/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two foundational beliefs have colored our views of nuclear weapons since the end of World War 2; one, that they were essential or at least very significant for ending the war, and two, that they have been and will continue … Continue reading →

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Radiation as Cultural Talisman: Nuclear Weapons Testing and American Popular Culture in the Early Cold War via Japan Focus

Posted on 2012/06/26 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Robert Jacobs Introduction On what appeared to be a normal day off the Pacific coast of California, Scott Thomas was relaxing on his boat and enjoying a peaceful day of leisure. His wife had just gone below to grab two … Continue reading →

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Try a Little Nuclear Sanity via Common Dreams

Posted on 2012/03/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

by Lawrence Wittner On February 8, 2012, Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (H.R. 3974). This SANE Act would cut $100 billion from … Continue reading →

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Secret Cold War project results in largest US environmental cleanup via Knoxnews.com

Posted on 2012/03/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Most of the processes required the use of mercury, especially Colex (an abbreviation for “column exchange”), which proved to be the most successful. Some of the same big buildings that had been used for uranium enrichment during the Manhattan … Continue reading →

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How did we forget about mutually assured destruction? via BBC News

Posted on 2012/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… But the end of the Cold War hasn’t removed the nuclear warheads. Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated in recent years. China, whose nuclear programme is little understood in the West, is doubling its military spending. India … Continue reading →

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‘Alert Today’ debut in Elmhurst returns to a not-so-distant time of Cold War via The Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2012/02/17 by norma field

“Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bomb, 1945-1965” is a new traveling exhibit making its national debut at the Elmhurst Historical Museum, and its goal is to remind us of those not-so-happy days. The exhibit is co-curated by … Continue reading →

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