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2011
December 2011
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Visions
The first secret briefing by Congress on the destructive power of the hydrogen bomb -- complete with disturbing maps, centered on the White House.
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Redactions
Can something be secret even if it is wrong?
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Meditations | Redactions
Describing my archival techniques, plus a document about the H-bomb's development.
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News and Notes | Visions
Santa Claus gets searched and scrutinized by guards at the Oak Ridge Y-12 uranium enrichment facility, ca. 1950.
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Meditations
Excerpts from previously-undigitized secret hearings of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
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Redactions
The attempt by staffers on the Joint Committee of Atomic Energy to run-around the AEC while pushing for a second nuclear weapons lab.
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Redactions
Edward Teller's (self-serving) version of the history of the hydrogen bomb, from 1953.
Meditations
Initial thoughts on the H5N1 censorship debate.
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Meditations | Redactions
I discuss my archival techniques, plus showcase a curious memo about whether Ted Hall was a "second Fuchs" at Los Alamos.
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Meditations
Exactly how secret was the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy? I try to put some numbers on it.
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Visions
In their quest for appearing serious about secrecy, the U.S. government has gotten increasingly dull in its graphics design.
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Redactions
Communicating the results of the first atomic bomb from Tinian to Washington, DC, was no easy thing.
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Meditations
What was Dr. Strangelove's proposal for up-staging the Soviets after Sputnik? Shooting an atomic bomb at the moon. Seriously.
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Visions
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Redactions
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News and Notes
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Meditations
November 2011
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Meditations
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Visions
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Redactions
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Meditations
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Meditations
An attempt at a comprehensive list of online primary source resources for nuclear history.
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Redactions
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Meditations
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News and Notes
