Scientists and the Development of Nuclear Weapons: From Fission to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1939-1963This work deals with the history of the development of nuclear weapons from 1939 to 1963. |
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Background to the Bomb | 11 |
Manhattan Project | 27 |
Hiroshima and Nagasaki | 48 |
Copyright | |
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