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2012
February 2012
Redactions
The story behind the broadcast of the first hydrogen bomb test -- two years after it happened.
Visions
A new tool for demonstrating the qualitative effects of nuclear weapons.
January 2012
Visions
When Sandia found the casing of an old H-bomb in a classified landfill, they did the sensible thing: take photos of themselves with it.
2011
December 2011
Visions
The first secret briefing by Congress on the destructive power of the hydrogen bomb -- complete with disturbing maps, centered on the White House.
Meditations | Redactions
Describing my archival techniques, plus a document about the H-bomb's development.
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Edward Teller's (self-serving) version of the history of the hydrogen bomb, from 1953.
November 2011
Meditations