“An Explosion Occurred in Power Unit No. 4”: The Story of Chernobyl in Documents
Image: The first photograph of Unit Four after the accident, shot from a helicopter by Chernobyl plant photographer Anatoly Rasskazov, at approximately 3.00pm on April 26 1986 (Anatoly...
View ArticleNuclear Proliferation International History Project's (NPIHP) Nuclear History...
Aimed at building a new generation of experts on the international history of nuclear weapons, the ninth-annual Nuclear History Boot Camp is an initiative of the Nuclear Proliferation International...
View ArticleHow the Carter Administration Pursued Non-Proliferation Policies: A View from...
Records of meetings between diplomats and officials from South Africa and the US from November 1978—obtained from the Archive of Contemporary Affairs in Bloemfontein and now available on...
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Responses to the INF Treaty Crisis
The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project is pleased to present the final report from the European INF Initiative Project. Coordinated by Polina Sinovets and colleagues and staff at the...
View Article28 Newly Translated Documents on Chernobyl, 1973-1991
Image: A helicopter sprays a decontamination liquid nearby the Chernobyl reactor in 1986. Source: IAEA Imagebank #02790036, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
View ArticlePolitical Authority or Atomic Celebrity? The Influence of J. Robert...
To download this paper as a PDF, please click here. NPIHP Working Paper #14August 2019 Political Authority or Atomic Celebrity? The Influence of J. Robert Oppenheimer on American Nuclear Policy after...
View ArticlePolish Perspectives on the Rapacki Plan for the Denuclearization of Central...
On October 2, 1957, speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Polish Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki proposed the denuclearization of Central Europe. Specifically, Rapacki stated that if East...
View ArticleIndia's Department of Atomic Energy: A Page in History
On 3 August 1954, almost 65 years ago, India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was created under the direct charge of the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru through a Presidential Order. Subsequently,...
View ArticleNuclear Latency and Hedging: Concepts, History, and Issues
Announcing the publication of a new book, Nuclear Latency and Hedging: Concepts, History, and Issues from the Nuclear International History Project. Edited by Joseph F. Pilat of the Los Alamos...
View ArticleAntarctic Arms Control at 60: A Precedent or a Pole Apart?
Image: Herman Phleger signs the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959. Source: ATS Image Bank, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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