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Welcome to the Atomic Archive. This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point for all mankind. AJ Software & Multimedia presents this site as an online companion to its latest CD-ROM, Atomic Archive: Enhanced Edition.
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This Month In Atomic History
| 1933 | April - Scientist such as Max Born, James Franck, and Leo Szilard begin their exodus from Nazi Germany. |
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| 1949 | April 4 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established. |
| 1954 | April 12 to May 6 - Oppenheimer hearings deny him access to nuclear secrets More>> |
| 1986 | April 25 to 26 - The accident destroyed the Chernobyl reactor and initially kills 30 people, including 28 from radiation exposure. Large areas of Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and beyond were contaminated in varying degrees. More>> |
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A Visit to the Atomic Testing Museum
The museum, a partnership between the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation and the Desert Research Institute, is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and is located just east of the Las Vegas strip. The goal of the museum is to preserve and foster public accessibility to the history associated with the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and the Nation's nuclear weapons testing program. To learn more, click here.
Cold War: A Brief History
For more than forty years, the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union directly threatened each other with nuclear weapons. This period of time is referred to as The Cold War. This section explores the major events of this period including; the development of the hydrogen bomb, the nuclear arms race, détente, nuclear proliferation and the nuclear world after the end of the Cold War. To learn more, click here.
