Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
 

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Contents

An Unnecessary War
2
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (American participation)
Divided Debate on a Foregone Conclusion
3
George Bush; 1924- (Relations with Congress), War and emergency powers, Kuwait (History, American intervention, Iraqi invasion, 1990-1991)
French Slam "open Door" on Greenpeace
6
Greenpeace International, Rainbow Warrior (Ship), Nuclear weapons (Testing, France), Radioactive pollution (Mururoa Atoll (French Polynesia))
Tug of War Over High-tech Exports
7
Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls, Nuclear industry (Export-import trade), Technology (International aspects), Nuclear weapons (Iraq)
Scandinavia's Underwater Time Bomb
10
Chemical and biological weapons (Disposal), World War, 1939-1945 (Chemical and biological weapons, Naval operations), Shipwrecks, Marine pollution (Skagerrak (Scandinavia))

Iraq and the Bomb: Were They Even Close?
16
Nuclear weapons (Iraq)
Hyping the Iraqi Bomb
26
Nuclear weapons (Iraq), Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Propaganda, American participation)
Arms Race: the Next Generation
29
Strategic Defense Initiative, Directed-energy weapons, Nuclear weapons (Testing, Suspension)
Radiation's Lingering Dream
34
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.) (Accident, 1979, Psychological aspects), Nuclear power plants (Accidents and explosions, Psychological aspects)
Maintenance is Our Profession
48
Guided missiles (Launching from airplanes, Propulsion systems, Defects)
Safety Last
48
Nuclear weapons (Safety measures)
Soviet Strategic Nuclear Forces, End of 1990
49
Nuclear weapons (Soviet Union)

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