History
History
This section provides an overview of the history of the Manhattan Project, the key organizations involved, the science behind the bomb, and more.
Nuclear Reactors
A nuclear reactor is a device that initiates, moderates, and controls the output of a nuclear chain reaction.
Nuclear Testing in Mississippi
After nine years of negotiations, the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) in 1963, which prohibited “any nuclear weapon test explosion, or any other nuclear explosion” “in the atmosphere; beyond its limits, including outer space; or under water, including waters or high seas.”[i] This treaty, in part, resulted from the
Nuclear Weapon Free Zones and Denuclearization
This article discusses Nuclear Weapon Free Zones and other denuclearization agreements.
Nuclear Weapon Test Bans
This article summarizes multilateral and bilateral nuclear weapon test ban treaties.
Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell
Since World War II, bells have served as proponents of freedom, peace, and remembrance internationally. At the A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell symbolizes the strides for peace and reconciliation between Japan and the United States.
Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1946.
Operation Gunnerside
On February 27, 1943, nine Norwegian commandos sabotaged the German-held Vemork plant outside of Rjukan, Norway. Operation Gunnerside successfully set back Germany's atomic bomb program.
Operation Plumbbob - 1957
Operation Plumbbob was a series of 29 nuclear tests conducted by the U.S. military between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site.
Oppenheimer Security Hearing
In 1954, J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was revoked by the Atomic Energy Commission.