Middle East Review, Volume XIII, Number 2, Winter 1980-81
New York: Am Academic Assoc for Peace, 1980. 26 cm, 64, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
New York: Am Academic Assoc for Peace, 1980. 26 cm, 64, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
Washington DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, 2007. Contemporary Xerox copy. Stapled at upper left corner and binder clip. [3], 34, [1] pages. Endnotes. The American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Nuclear Weapons Complex Assessment Committee developed the report, and APS served as an adviser to the AAAS committee while the report was being crafted. Many of the panel members are members of APS. The report concluded that the RRW could have some benefits, but there is too much uncertainty about the program, including the lack of a long-term plan for the role of nuclear weapons and a determination of future stockpile needs. “There needs to be a clear statement of U.S. nuclear policy and doctrine in the post-Cold War, post-9/11 world,” said Benn Tannenbaum, project director for the Center for Science Technology and Security at AAAS. That concern was also echoed by House and Senate committees. After the report was released, the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations and Senate Armed Services committees voted to reduce funding for the RRW and placed constraints on how those funds could be spent. The House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee eliminated fiscal year 2008 funding for the RRW, citing some of the points expressed in the AAAS report. To follow up on the RRW issue, the House Armed Services Committee has asked APS and AAAS to examine the role of nuclear weapons in a post-Cold War era more generally. More
Arlington, VA: Association of the U.S. Army, 1999. 108, wraps, illus., diagrams, bibliography, glossary, some wear and soiling to covers. More
Washington, DC: Atlantic Council, c 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 139, wraps, v.1 only of the 2-vol. set, glossary of acronyms, some wear and soiling to covers, pencil erasure on title page Volume I contains the policy paper; Volume II (not present) contains the appendices to the report. More
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 247, notes on contributors, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ somewhat worn and soiled, rear DJ flap creased, some edge soil. More
Washington DC: The Arms Control Association, 2014. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. [2], 30 pages. Tables. Graphs. This is and Arms Control Association Report. The author has most recently been associated with The Ploughshares Fund. As director of policy he brings 25 years of Washington, DC experience in nuclear weapons, missile defense and nonproliferation issues to Ploughshares Fund. He has worked extensively as a researcher, analyst, and advocate to strengthen the efforts to end US nuclear testing, rationalize anti-missile programs, extend the Nonproliferation Treaty, and secure Senate ratification of the New START Treaty among others. Prior to joining Ploughshares Fund in 2014, Tom served as Research Director of the Arms Control Association. He was the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Institute for Science and International Security and the Director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, among other leadership positions. He has published widely in major magazines and journals and has appeared frequently in the national media. More
New York: The Commission, 1976. 28 cm, 70, wraps, some pencil underlining to text, some pencil erasure residue. More
Washington, DC: Comptroller General, 1969. First? Edition. First? Printing. 82, wraps, diagrams, footnotes, covers worn and soiled, date stamped on front cover Report to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Congress of the United States, B-159687. More
Washington DC: Presumed First Edition, First issuance thus (expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document), 2003. Presumed First Edition, First issuance thus (expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document). CD. Compact Disk in plastic container. xxix, [1], 210 pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. General Terms and Definitions. List of relevant documents. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking no longer applies per a letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated December 13, 2017. See DoD Directives 5400.7-R and 5200.1-R. For Official Use Only (FOUO) And Similar Designations. For Official Use Only (FOUO) is a document designation, not a classification. There is no national policy governing use of the For Official Use Only designation. DoD Directive 5400.7 defines For Official Use Only information as unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It is believed this older publication has, in effect, been voluntarily released. Similar documents have subsequently been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law, see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (5) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. CD version better suited to extracting information electronically for reuse in other materials. More
Washington DC: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters, 2003. Presumed First Edition, First issuance thus (expanded and revised version of 1991 predecessor document). CD. Compact Disk, in rectangular format approx. 3.5.. by 2.5 inches in plastic pouch. xxix, [1], 210 pages. Illustrations. Acronyms. General Terms and Definitions. List of relevant documents. Marked For Official Use Only but this marking no longer applies per a letter from DOD Nuclear Matters dated December 13, 2017. See DoD Directives 5400.7-R and 5200.1-R. For Official Use Only (FOUO) And Similar Designations. For Official Use Only (FOUO) is a document designation, not a classification. There is no national policy governing use of the For Official Use Only designation. DoD Directive 5400.7 defines For Official Use Only information as unclassified information that may be exempt from mandatory release to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It is believed this older publication has, in effect, been voluntarily released. Similar documents have subsequently been issued by the Defense Department with no control markings. The Nuclear Weapons Council was established in law, see 10 U.S. Code § 179 . The Nuclear Weapons Council is operated as a joint activity of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The membership of the Council is comprised of the following officers of those departments: (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (5) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. CD better suited to extracting information for reuse in other materials. More
Fort Knox, KY: Department of the Army, 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Single sheet, printed on both sides. Format is 4 inches by 8.25 inches, folded into thirds, with printing on both sides. Some weakness/tearing at the folds. Front panels are: Radiation Rules of Thumb (five listed), Nuclear Strike Warning (STRIKWARN) (believed to be the front panel due to alphanumeric at the bottom), Radiation Transmission Factors for Fallout. Back panels are: NBC 1. Nuclear Burst Observers' Report (listing items B through M with asterisks for information to be transmitted immediately after nuclear explosion), Sample Effective Downwind Message, and Sample NBC 3. Fallout Warning Message. More
Washington DC: United States Department of the Army, 1977. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 39, [5] pages. Illustrations. Cover has some wear and soiling, and corner crease at back cover. This manual prescribes doctrine and minimum standards for units with a nuclear mission, operating under combat conditions in a combined conventional-nuclear environment. It provides procedures and guidance for those functions which are peculiar to nuclear missions and capabilities. This manual pertains, as appropriate, to all echelons from engineer Atomic Demolition Munitions (ADM) teams, field artillery howitzer sections, and special ammunition supply and storage personnel through higher headquarters and larger units have a nuclear weapons mission. For the purposes of this manual, a unit with a nuclear missions can perform, or be responsible for, at least one of the following functions: Security, Maintenance, Storage, transportation, Assembly, Firing/Delivery, and Demolition. This manual covers Personnel Reliability Program, Command and Control, Field Operations, Technical Operations, Logistics, Nuclear Accident and Incident Control, and Training and Readiness. Appendix A is References. Appendix b is Standardization Agreement (STANAG) No. 2104. More
Department of the Army, 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Three-hole punched and stapled at left side. Sticker residue on front cover. Various paginations (approximately 60 pages. Figures. Tables. References. Glossary. Index. This publication supersedes FM 9-84, 28 December 1984. It also rescinds DA Form 3549-R, 1 October 1970. When issued distribution was only authorized to U.S. Government agencies. This field manual prescribed doctrine and provides techniques, procedures, and guidance for commanders, staffs, and soldiers. It applies to all echelons that include nuclear weapons units and their security in support of the AirLandBattle. This field manual also provides training doctrine specifically for nuclear ordnance units and their supporting units during the dispersing modes (transition to war) and dispersed mode (wartime). It explains the nuclear weapons support structure and the associated military police and ordnance units and describes how US, host-nation, and user-nation support unites are structures and how they divide and deploy with their host-nation units to form NASPs. This field manual also provides general guidance for many of the emergency operations associated with nuclear weapons. More
Washington DC: Department of the Army, Headquarters, 1976. Xerox copy. Stapled sheets. 4 pages, information is single-sided. Stapled in the upper left corner. Effective 15 December 1976. Ink notation on pages 2 and 3. The revision consolidates the mission and functions of the Army Nuclear Agency (ANUA), the Army Nuclear and Chemical Surety Group (NCSG), and DARCOM Nuclear Weapons System Safety Committee Chairman (NWSSC). Local supplementation of this regulation is prohibited, except upon approval of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. This regulation addresses: Purpose, Applicability, Explanation of terms, Mission, Functions, Direction and control, and Authority. This AR has evolved into the U.S. Army Nuclear and Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency has been revised to describe command and staff relationships of the agency and align expertise in implementation of combating weapons of mass destruction strategy and policy. More
Washington DC: Department of the Army, Headquarters, 1992. Later printing. Wraps with attachment. Approximately 4 inches by 5.75 inches. Various paginations (32 pages plus covers). Figures. Tabular Data. This Manual supersedes TB CML 92, 14 Feb 63, including all changes. This manual includes Chapter 1. Introduction with a General discussion and a Description. Chapter 2 Operating Instruction includes section I. The ABC-M1A1 RADIAC Calculator and II The M4A1 Nuclear Yield Calculator. With the printed manual is a plastic bag with the designator Calculator Set, RADIAC and Nuclear Yield: BC-M28A1 NSC 6665-00-130-3616. Inside are RADIAC Calculator , ABC-M1A1 which has Instructions on one side and three multicolor circular elements on the other side. The circular calculator has a 4.5 inch diameter. A second disc, entitled Calculator, Nuclear Yield ABC M4A1 is also present with calculation elements on both side. This second circular calculator also has a 4.5 inch diameter. There is a plastic insert with text on each side. One side states Sample Calculations, Calculator, Nuclear Yield, ABC M4A1. The other side states Sample Problem: ABC-M1A1, RADIAC Calculator. More
Washington DC: Departments of the Army and the Navy, 1968. Reprint which includes current pages from Change 1. Wraps. Three-hole punched and stapled at left side. Various paginations (approximately 160 pages). Figures. Tables. References. Glossary. Index. Figures D and E and present in an envelop inside the back cover. Figure D is a Circular Map Scale with a scale of 1:50,000 and the numbers are in hundreds of meters. Figure E is a Circular Map Scale with a scale of 1:100,000 and the numbers are in hundreds of meters. This manual supersedes FM 101-31-1, 1 February 1963, including all changes. This manual provides guidance to commanders and staff officers in the operational and logistical aspects of nuclear weapon employment in combat operations. The doctrine presented in this manual is basically concerned with nuclear weapon employment within the field army and the Fleet Marine Force. When the manual discusses special ammunition logistics and vulnerability analyses, the scope is extended to include the area of operations. Guidance is presented for the employment of nuclear weapons in the attack of targets on or near the earth’s surface. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches. 31, [1] pages. Pin holes at each corner. The Official U. S. Government Booklet. NSRB Doc. 130. The secrets of survival are: Know the bomb's true dangers, and know the steps you can take to escape them. Some discoloration to text. It reassures readers that atomic weapons will not destroy the earth, doubling bomb power does not double destruction, radioactivity is not the bomb's greatest threat, radiation sickness is not always fatal. It also contains six survival secrets for attacks, and five keys to household safety, among other advice. Survival Under Atomic Attack was the title of an official United States government booklet released by the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Resources Board, and the Civil Defense Office. Released at the onset of the Cold War era, the pamphlet was in line with rising fears that the Soviet Union would launch a nuclear attack against the United States, and outlined what to do in the event of an atomic attack. More
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Revised Edition. Wraps. x, 456 pages. Illustration. Charts. Appendices. Index. Ex-library with usual library markings. Front and back covers separated but reattached with tape. Bottom edge has become wet and damp stains go from the bottom up about one inch. Some pages were stuck together at the bottom small tears on some pages when separated. Occasional small loss of text. Some pages may still be slightly stuck together. In 1948 the Weapons Effects Classification Board, a committee of military and civilian scientists serving as advisers to the Atomic Energy Commission recommended that a handbook on the effects of atomic weapons be prepared. This volume is the result. This presents a technical summary of the results to be expected from the detonation of atomic weapons (other than information that was kept secret at that time). More
Cambridge, MA: Inst/Foreign Policy Analysis, c1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 68, wraps, illus., appendix, some wear and soiling to covers, pencil erasure on title page. More
New York: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1975. November 1975 reprint. Pamphlet. [11], 29 pages. Wraps. Foreword by Margaret Mead and Rene Dubos. Illustrations. Footnotes. The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States. NCC is an ecumenical partnership of 38 Christian faith groups in the United States. Its member communions include Mainline Protestant, Orthodox, African American, Evangelical, Josephite and historic peace churches. Together, they encompass more than 100,000 local congregations and 40 million adherents. It began as the Federal Council of Churches in 1908, and expanded through merger with several other ecumenical organizations to become the National Council of Churches in 1950. More
Washington, DC: National Defense University, 1981. First? Edition. First? Printing. 312, wraps, glossary of abbreviations. More
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1995. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 113, wraps. More
Washington DC: The National Academies Press, 2009. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xii, 79, [1] pages. Glossary. Footnotes. Figures. Cover has slight wear and soiling. More
Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 1985. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. ix, [1], . 193, [1] p. References. Diagrams. Maps. Illustrations. Index. More
W: National Academy Press, 1997. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. viii, 55, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Text pasted inside front cover addressed a temporary difficulty DOE had in being able to use this report. Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a type of fusion energy research that attempts to initiate nuclear fusion reactions by heating and compressing a fuel target, typically in the form of a pellet that most often contains a mixture of deuterium and tritium. To compress and heat the fuel, energy is delivered to the outer layer of the target using high-energy beams of laser light, electrons or ions. The heated outer layer explodes outward, producing a reaction force against the remainder of the target, accelerating it inwards, compressing the target. A sufficiently powerful set of shock waves can compress and heat the fuel at the center so much that fusion reactions occur. The energy released by these reactions will then heat the surrounding fuel, and if the heating is strong enough this could also begin to undergo fusion. The aim of ICF is to produce a condition known as ignition, where this heating process causes a chain reaction that burns a significant portion of the fuel. When it was first proposed in the early 1970s, ICF appeared to be a practical approach to fusion power production and the field flourished. Experiments during the 1970s and '80s demonstrated that reaching ignition would not be easy. Throughout the 1980s and '90s, many experiments were conducted in order to understand the complex interaction of high-intensity laser light and plasma. These led to the design of newer machines, much larger, that would finally reach ignition energies. More