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2016
May 2016
 9
Visions
Mapping the US nuclear war plan for 1956
Taking a close look at the targets and consequences of a declassified US nuclear war plan.
Tags: 1950s, Bad ideas, China, North Korea, Nuclear fallout, Nuclear war, Overkill, Soviet Union
2014
February 2014
28
Meditations
Castle Bravo at 60
What is the legacy of the Castle Bravo nuclear test? How do we assess the human costs of the arms race?
Tags: 1950s, Accidents, Bad ideas, H-bomb, Nuclear fallout, Nuclear testing
2013
August 2013
 2
Meditations | Visions
What the NUKEMAP taught me about fallout
I thought I knew a lot about nuclear fallout, but digging into the details taught me some subtle but important points about how it worked.
Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Hiroshima, Nuclear fallout, Nuclear testing, NUKEMAP
July 2013
12
News and Notes | Visions
The new NUKEMAP is coming
A teaser for the things to come.
Tags: Nuclear fallout, NUKEMAP
2012
August 2012
 3Chernobyl ARAC simulation, day 10
Visions
Enough Fallout for Everyone
Nearly seven decades into the nuclear age, there's a little bit of fallout in everyone.
Tags: 1980s, 2010s, Accidents, H-bomb, Nuclear fallout, Nuclear power, Nuclear testing
June 2012
27
Redactions
Bethe on SUNSHINE and Fallout (1954)
Hans Bethe on why it was safe to declassify Project SUNSHINE, a study of the global effects of nuclear fallout.
Tags: 1950s, Atomic Energy Commission, Bomb design, Declassification, H-bomb, Nuclear fallout, Nuclear testing, Speculation
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