Documents

"It is obvious that the immediate destruction of the complete list of 66 cities would have an even more devastating effect on Russia"

The earliest postwar American planning for waging a full-scale nuclear war from 1945

Mar 6 • Alex Wellerstein

Bananas for BRAVO

An early attempt to visualize the broader implications of thermonuclear war

Feb 6 • Alex Wellerstein

"Take me to your shelter, leader!"

Do you have what it takes to be a shelter manager after World War III breaks out? Take this quiz from 1973 and find out!

Jan 29 • Alex Wellerstein

"Zero time was speeding toward me like a car you cannot dodge"

A gripping first-hand account of a nuclear test from 1957

Jan 1 • Alex Wellerstein

Inventing the Doomsday Machine

It is not a thing a sane man would do

Sep 26, 2025 • Alex Wellerstein

Irradiating the planet

Los Alamos scientists calculate the limits of radioactivity, 1947-1949

Sep 5, 2025 • Alex Wellerstein

Survival of the Relocated Population of the U.S. after a Nuclear Attack, 1976

The surprising secret to surviving a nuclear war is... to not be near the bombs when they go off

Aug 1, 2024 • Alex Wellerstein

A Possible Chapter in American History

Is this the most honest graph made for public consumption by a government Civil Defense agency? (Yes, it is.)

Jul 17, 2024 • Alex Wellerstein

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