7. The History of Nuclear Testing. 1946-1988.
Documentation of the United States nuclear testing program, and the impassioned debate
that the program engendered, is held within this series.
69 items
1068.
"AN ATOMIC OPEN HOUSE: AEC plays host to cameras, newsmen and TV at blast on Yucca
Flat." IN: Life, pp. 36-39. 176 pages. Illustrated. Folio, pictorial wrappers. Chicago:
Time, Inc. May 5, 1952.
1069.
ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF H-BOMB OBSERVERS. Eniwetok Proving Ground Local No. 1. Headquarters USS Mount McKinley AGC-7. Printed
pictorial card, certifying that "Charter Heslep Shook, Rattled and Rolled," and signed
by William L. Laurence, President, and Henry A. Renken, "Chairman of the Horde by
Order of Neptunus Rex." 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, printed in black on a yellow and orange
background of a mushroom cloud. (USS Mt. Mckinley). 1956.
A humorous membership card, issued to observers of Operation Redwing, the first U.S.
airdrop of a fully-armed and fuzed thermonuclear gravity bomb (the Cherokee detonation).
1070.
BAKER DAY. OPERATION CROSSROADS. 1946. Group of 5 original photographs of the Baker shot at Bikini atoll, as photographed by unmanned drone airplanes. Each photo is about 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches,
mounted together in a 16 x 47 inch frame, numbered 1-5 in the mat from left to right.
(Bikini atoll). 1946.
"Lookout Mountain Laboratory, Air Proving Ground, Los Angeles, California" is lettered
in black ink in the lower right corner of the mat.
1071.
BALL, HOWARD.
Justice Downwind. America's Atomic Testing Program in the 1950's. 280 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION. New York: Oxford University Press. 1986.
U264 .B35 1986
1072.
BENNY BINION'S HORSHOE CLUB. Downtown Las Vegas, Nev. Color postcard, depicting "Atom Bomb Blasts. Actual Pictures
Photographed from Vantage Point High Atop Mount Charleston, Near Las Vegas." Las Vegas. circa 1950's.
1073.
BIGELOW, ALBERT.
The Voyage of the Golden Rule. An Experiment with Truth. 286 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST
EDITION. Garden City: Doubleday. 1959.
UF767 .B5 1959"The story of the crew of the 30 foot ketch who sailed for the Eniwetok proving ground
to protest the continued use of nuclear weapons."
1074.
BRADLEY, DAVID. "No Place to Hide. What the Bomb Did at Bikini." IN: The Atlantic, October-November-December 1948. Together, 3 volumes. 4to, pictorial
wrappers. Concord, N.H.: The Atlantic Monthly. 1948.
FIRST APPEARANCE of Bradley's landmark study, as serialized in 3 installments in the
Atlantic Monthly. Bradley's book was the first work to warn the public-at-large of
the dangers of radioactive fallout.
1075.
BRADLEY, DAVID.
No Place to Hide. 182 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Boston: Little, Brown. 1948.
RD156 .B7
1076.
BRADLEY, DAVID.
No Place to Hide. 182 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. Boston: Little, Brown. 1948.
RD156 .B7PRESENTATION COPY, signed & inscribed by Bradley to Linus Dores.
1077.
BRADLEY, DAVID.
No Place to Hide 1946/1984. Foreword by Jerome B. Weisner. 217 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Hanover:
Dartmouth College. 1983.
U264 .B73 1983First edition thus. Also issued in hardcover.
1078.
CAROTHERS, ANDRE. The Story of the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty. IN: Greenpeace, Volume 14, Number 1, p. 10. 23 pages. Illustrated. Unbound. Washington,
D.C.: Greenpeace USA. January/February 1989.
1079.
COLORADO COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
Nuclear Explosives in Peacetime. 28 pages. 4to, printed wrappers. New York: Scientists' Institute for Public Information. 1970.
QC792 .N8 1970
1080.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. Nuclear Tests: A Universal Threat. 4 pages. 8vo, printed self-wrappers. New York & Berkeley: Contemporary Issues. March 1955.
1081.
DANIELSSON, BENGT & MARIE-THERESE.
Poisoned Reign. French Nuclear Colonialism in the Pacific. 323 pages. 8vo, decorative wrappers. Victoria,
Australia: Penguin. 1986.
DU870 .D345713 1986Second revised edition. With a foreword on the Rainbow Warrior affair.
1082.
DOBRIN, MILTON B., et al.
"A Seismic Investigation of Bikini Atoll." pp. 807-828 & 1091-1117. Illustrated. 8vo, printed wrappers. N.p.: Geol. Soc. Amer. 1950.
QE349.B5 D6 1950Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Vol. 60 & 61.
1083.
DUNNING, GORDON M., Editor.
Radioactive Contamination of Certain Areas in the Pacific Ocean from Nuclear Tests. A Summary of the Data from the Radiological Surveys and Medical Examinations. 53
pages. 4to, printed wrappers. Washington: USAEC. 1957.
UF767 .U486
1084.
FULLER, JOHN G.
The Day We Bombed Utah: America's Most Lethal Secret. 183 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: New American Library. 1984.
U264 .F84 1984bHistory of U.S. government cover-ups of fallout hazards at the Nevada and Utah test
sites during the 1950's.
1085.
HANSEN, W.R., et al. Stratigraphy and Structure of the Rainier and USGS Tunnel Areas Nevada Test Site. Geological Investigations Related to Nuclear Explosions. 47 pages. Illustrated, including
6 folding maps and charts inside rear cover pocket. 4to, printed wrappers. Washington,
D.C.: USGPO. 1963.
1086.
HESLEP, CHARTER. "It Couldn't Be Done - But T-V Men Did It." Here is the story of the first live televising of an atomic detonation. In sixteen
days, they spanned 277 miles with four mountain-to-mountain relays. IN: The Quill.
A Magazine for Journalists, pp. 7-10. 16 pages. Illustrated. 4to, pictorial self-wrappers.
Fulton, Mo.: The Quill. July 1952.
Cover illustration features view of the mushroom cloud with TV truck in foreground,
captioned "Television Covers its First Atomic Blast." CHARTER HESLEP'S COPY, signed
by him on the front wrapper.
1087.
HESLEP, CHARTER. They Said It Couldn't Be Done: The Story of the First Live Televising of an Atomic
Detonation. 12 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. (N.p.: University of Georgia. 1952.
Text of an address delivered at the Georgia Radio and Television Institute, May 9,
1952. Heslep, as Chief of Radio-Television Branch, USAEC, was in charge of the televising.
This is Heslep's personal copy, with a note in his hand that "This is included in
Drewry's New Horizons in Journalism published in 1952" on the front wrapper.
1088.
HINES, NEAL O.
Proving Ground. An Account of the Radiobiological Studies in the Pacific, 1946-1961. 366 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Seattle: U. of Washington Press. 1962.
RA569 .H5 1963
1089.
JAPAN. COMMITTEE FOR COMPILATION OF REPORT ON RESEARCH IN THE EFFECTS OF RADIOACTIVITY.
Research in the Effects and Influences of the Nuclear Bomb Test Explosions. 2 volumes. 1824 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Tokyo: Japan Society
for the Promotion of Science. 1956.
UF767 .H58Includes detailed report on the Fortunate Dragon contaminations. This massive series
of investigations of fallout from U.S. weapons tests was not officially recognized
by the U.S. government.
1090.
KARIG, WALTER.
The Fortunate Islands. A Pacific Interlude. An Account of the Pleasant Lands and People in the United States'
Trust Territory of the Pacific. 226 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION.
New York: Rinehart. 1948.
DU500 .K3 1948Despite the title, comprises an analysis of the social upheavals in the Marshall Islands
resulting from the Bikini bomb tests.
1091.
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Nuclear Testing and Disarmament. Address by President Kennedy. 20 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. (Washington, D.C.):
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. 1962.
JZ5625 .U55
1092.
KLEMENT, ALFRED W., Editor.
Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests. Proceedings of the Second Conference Germantown, Maryland November 3-6, 1964. 953
pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. Oak Ridge: USAEC. 1965.
QC913 .C6 1964
1093.
KWAJALEIN TEST SITE COMMEMORATIVE SPOON. Sterling silver spoon, lettered "TEST SITE KWAJALEIN" and with a miniature map of
Kwajalein in bas relief. 4 inches x 1 inch (maximum dimensions). N.p. circa 1960.
1094.
LAPP, RALPH E.
The Voyage of the Lucky Dragon. 220 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Harper. 1958.
UF767 .L31
1095.
LEARY, FRANK. Underground Nuclear Testing. Is It Getting Too Dangerous? IN: Armed Forces Management, Volume 16, Number 6, 32-36pp. 58 pages. Illustrated.
Washington, D.C.: American Aviation Publications. March 1970.
1096.
LEBEDINSKY, A.V., Editor.
What Russian Scientists Say About Fallout. New Introduction by James F. Crow. 124 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Collier. 1962.
QH652 .L4313 1962
1097.
MCTAGGART, DAVID & ROBERT HUNTER.
Greenpeace III. Journey Into the Bomb. 372 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN
EDITION. New York: Morrow. 1979.
UF767 .M216 1979
1098.
MILLER, RICHARD L.
Under the Cloud. The Decades of Nuclear Testing. 547 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION. New York: The Free Press. 1986.
U264 .M55 1986
1099.
MILZ, BARBARA. Charter Heslep in Augusta: Televising of Nevada A-Bomb Blast Described by Man who Supervised Arrangements for
Show. 3 leaves, printed on one side only. 4to, unbound, stapled. Augusta: The Augusta
(Ga.) Herald, Tuesday. May 13, 1952.
File copy of a typescript of a local news report of the visit of Charter Heslep to
the nearby Savannah River plant. Summarizes interview with Heslep, mostly concerning
his role in televising the Nevada A-Bomb test.
1100.
NEVADA TEST ORGANIZATION. OFFICE OF TEST INFORMATION.
Background Information on Nevada Nuclear Tests. Revised to July 15, 1957. 72 pages. Illustrated. 4to, printed wrappers. Las Vegas:
OTI. 1957.
U624.4.N3 B3343 1957A public relations handout for Nevada residents. Fascinating in the light of later
revelations of government cover-ups of fallout hazards. Loosely inserted, a typescript
chart of "Plumbbob Information."
1101.
NRDC ANNUAL REPORT. Nuclear Test Ban Verification. 3-4pp. 1 leaf. 6 pages. Unbound. New York: National Resources Defense Council, Annual
Report. 1986-1987.
1102.
NRDC NEWSLINE. NUCLEAR TEST BAN CONFERENCE. Volume 5, Number 5, p. 4. 1 Leaf. 6 Pages. Unbound. New York: National Resources
Defense Council. November/December 1987.
1103.
NRDC NEWSLINE. Seismic Verification Tests Make Waves in Nevada. Volume 5, Number 3, 4-5pp. 7 pages. Unbound. Illustrated. New York: National Resources
Defense Council. July/August 1988.
1104.
NUCLEAR EXCAVATION 1963. 5 Reports Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting January 13-17, 1964. 53 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Washington, D.C.: NAS/NRC Highway Research Board. 1964.
1105.
NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY. Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Eighty-Eighth
Congress First Session. The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere,
in Outer Space, and Underwater, Signed at Moscow on August 5, 1963. 1028 pages. 8vo,
printed wrappers. Washington, D.C.: USGPO for the Committee on Foreign Relations. 1963.
JX1974.7 .U496 1963
1106.
OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN. JOINT TASK FORCE ONE.
Operation Crossroads. The Official Pictorial Record. 224 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs.
8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Wm. H. Wise. 1946.
UF890 .U53 1946Foreword by Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy, U.S.N.
1107.
O'KEEFE, BERNARD J.
Nuclear Hostages. 252 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1983.
U264 .O38 1983Largely a history of nuclear testing and instrumentation.
1108.
OPERATION CROSSROADS. "Operation Crossroads. Atomic Bomb Experiment. Bikini Atoll 1946." Curious framed
print, in the form of a food tray, depicting the test shot at Bikini Atoll, with a
photograph of the ship USS Merapi inset into the mushroom cloud in the center. 15
x 22 inches overall. (Bikini Atoll). 1946.
This framed memento was apparently constructed from a wooden tray by "Gerard R. Seeney
SK 3/c USS Merapi A.F. 38," who has signed the print in the mat.
1109.
OPERATION CROSSROADS. Superb untitled original panoramic photograph of the "Baker" shot taken from near-ground
level on the shore of Bikini Atoll. 16 x 30 inches, mounted to stiff board. (Bikini
Atoll). 1946.
Without a doubt one of the most dramatic photographs in existence of an atomic test.
The huge column of water, with the developing base surge and mushroom, towers over
the numerous target ships in the lagoon, with the shoreline dotted by palm trees and
abandoned huts in the foreground providing a vivid sense of perspective.
1110.
OPERATION REDWING. Hanlon, B. Hall, Commander Joint Task Force Seven. Printed humorous greeting sheet,
"From the Venerable and Honorable Order of the Atoll Algae to the Ancient and Honorable
Society of H-Bomb Observers," welcoming the recipient "for the duration of the thing"
and wishing good weather, etc. Single sheet 4to (10-1/2 x 8 inches). (N.p). 1956.
SIGNED BY HANLON as "Acting Scribe, Senior Shell-Back and Commander Joint Task Force
Seven."
1111.
OPERATION REDWING. Heslep, Charter. Collection of 28 typed or autograph letters signed by Heslep, mostly
to his wife, with a few to his children, recounting his experiences in preparation
for, during, and immediately after his participation in Operation Redwing at Eniwetok
Atoll. 35 leaves, single sheet 4to, some on "USS McKinley Operation Redwing" letterhead
stationery, one typed on the verso of a mimeographed information bulletin from Admiral
Hanlon relating to the first detonation in the test, on May 4, 1956. USS McKinley,
Eniwetok, etc. April 27-May 22, 1956.
Comprises an outstanding archive of candid observations of the circumstances surrounding
this very important test series, involving the first air-drop by the U.S. of a hydrogen
bomb.
1112.
OPERATION TEAPOT. Printed pictorial "diploma," certifying that "Charter Heslep Participated in Operation
Teapot at Nevada Test Site." 8-1/2 x 14 inches. (Nevada test site). Spring 1955.
The diploma bears the facsimile signature of the various directors of the operation,
and the actual penned signature of Richard G. Elliott. The teapot tests were largely
for improved design in tactical weapons, and involved troop exercises on the nuclear
battlefield.
1113.
PHOTOGRAPHS. Collection of over 100 original photographs, some in color, depicting
various atomic tests and test facilities, nuclear energy installations, IAEA & USAEC
conferences, etc. Various sizes, 4to and smaller. Vp. mostly 1950's.
1114.
PORT & STARBOARD PRESS. B-52 Makes America's First H-Bomb Drop. 2 pages. Single-sheet folio. U.S.S. Mount McKinley. 22 May 1956.
FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT of the first air drop by the U.S. of a thermonuclear weapon,
code-named "Cherokee." This amateur newssheet was printed on board the USS Mount McKinley
(AGC-7), the ship from which 15 American reporters and 17 civil defense officials
observed the blast, and is doubtless now of considerable rarity.
1115.
PSR REPORTS. US, USSR Tests Continue. Volume IX, Number 3, p. 4. 2 leaves. 8 pages. Unbound. Washington, D.C.: Physicians
for Social Responsibility. Summer 1988.
1116.
REYNOLDS, EARLE.
The Forbidden Voyage of the Phoenix into the A.E.C. Prohibited Zone. 281 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: McKay. 1961.
UF767 .R47
1117.
RODEAN, HOWARD C.
Nuclear-Explosion Seismology. 156 pages. 4to, decorative wrappers. (Oak Ridge): USAEC. 1971.
UG465.5 .R63
1118.
ROSENBERG, HOWARD L.
Atomic Soldiers. American Victims of Nuclear Experiments. 192 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST
EDITION. Boston: Beacon Press. 1980.
UB369 .R67 1980
1119.
SAFFER, THOMAS H. & ORVILLE E. KELLY.
Countdown Zero. Introduction by Stewart L. Udall. 351 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
New York: Putnam's. 1982.
UF767 .S218 1982Advance review copy, with promotional material inserted. Landmark study of government
cover-ups of the exposure of U.S. soldiers and civilians to radiation during the weapons
tests of the 1950's.
1120.
SANDERS, RALPH.
Project Plowshare. The Development of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions. Foreword by Willard F.
Libby. 206 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press. 1962.
TK9153 .S3 1962
1121.
SANE/FREEZE WORLD FOCUS. Test Ban Caravan Pressures Congress to End Nuclear Testing. Volume 26, Number 3, p. 4. 23 pages. Autumn 1987.
1122.
SCHWEITZER, ALBERT. "An Obligation to Tomorrow." 8 pages. Illustrated. 4to, self-wrappers. New York: Saturday Review. 1958.
An urgent plea for an end to nuclear testing and a warning of the dangers of nuclear
fallout. Offprinted from The Saturday Review, May 24, 1958.
1123.
SHLOSS, LEON. "Navy at the Crossroads." IN: Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 148, No. 4, pp. 77-82. 288 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Popular Science. April 1946.
Prospectus for the forthcoming Crossroads tests at Bikini, with 2 double-page maps
of the test site.
1124.
SHURCLIFF, W.A.
Bombs at Bikini. The Official Report of Operation Crossroads. 212 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth,
dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Wise. 1947.
UF890 .U53 1947
1125.
SOUTHERLAND, L.B., Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Typed letter, signed for Southerland by
Robert Chesney, Major, USAF. 1 page. 4to. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, Joint Task
Force Seven. 10 April 1956.
Comprises "Invitational Travel Orders Number 58," granting Charter Heslep security
clearance level "Q" as a member of the Special Observer Program, Joint Task Force
Seven at Eniwetok-Bikini Atolls, with related information on vaccinations, baggage
allowances, etc.
1126.
STEIN, DR. JOSEPHINE ANNE. A Look at the Evidence: CTB or Low-Yield Thresholds? IN: PSR Reports, Volume IX, Number 3, p. 5. 2 leaves. 8 pages. Unbound. Washington,
D.C.: Physicians for Social Responsibility. Summer 1988.
1127.
STEIN, DR. JOSEPHINE ANNE. Nuclear Testing at the Crossroads. IN: Greenpeace, Volume 13, Number 4, 16-17pp. 23 pages. Illustrated. Unbound. Washington,
D.C.: Greenpeace USA. July/August 1988.
1128.
SYKES, LYNN R. & JACK F. EVERNDEN. The Verification of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban. IN: Scientific American, Volume 247, Number 4, 47-55pp. 196 pages. Illustrated. October 1982.
1129.
TELLER, EDWARD & DR. ALBERT LETTER. "The Compelling Need for Nuclear Tests." 'Father of H-Bomb' and colleague answer 9,000 scientists: fallout risk is overrated
and we must have 'clean' weapons to spare civilians in war. IN: Life, Vol. 44, No.
6, pp. (64)-72. 100 pages. Illustrated. Folio, pictorial wrappers. Chicago: Time Inc. February 10, 1958.
Teller's claim that the government was on the verge of developing a "clean" nuclear
weapon, while a total fabrication, succeeded in defusing for several years the growing
movement against atmospheric testing.
1130.
TELLER, EDWARD, et al.
The Constructive Uses of Nuclear Explosives. 320 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1968.
TK9153 .C63
1131.
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS. Briefing Paper. Nuclear Weapons Testing. 2 leaves. Illustrated. 4to, unbound. Cambridge: UCS. July 1988.
1132.
THE U.S. TRIES AGAIN TO GET AN A-TEST BAN. IN: Business Week, 26-27pp. 176 pages. Illustrated. Unbound. June 15, 1963.
1133.
USAEC. Assuring Public Safety in Continental Weapons Tests. 210 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, printed wrappers. Washington, D.C.: USGPO. January 1953.
1134.
USAEC.
Enewetak Radiological Survey. 736 pages + 2 thick volumes of photographs on glossy paper. Together, 3 volumes.
Thick 4to, cloth. Las Vegas: USAEC. October 1973.
RA569 .E56 1973Doubtless the most thorough study of radioactive contamination from weapons tests
ever published.
1135.
U.S. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. An Introduction to Radiological Safety. 56 pages. Illustrated. 4to, printed wrappers.
Washington, D.C.: Navy Dept. 1947.
A manual for medical officers participating in "Operation Crossroads."
1136.
UNITED STATES SENATE. SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapons Tests. Analysis of Progress and Positions of the Participating Parties October 1958-August
1960. 110 pages. 8vo, printed self-wrappers. Washington, D.C.: USGPO. October 1960.
JX1974.7 .U6 1960
1137.
WALLACE, A. & E.M. ROMNEY.
Radioecology and Ecophysiology of Desert Plants at the Nevada Test Site. 439 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, printed wrappers. (Oak Ridge): USAEC. 1972.
QK938.D4 W34
1138.
WUESTOFF, FREDA.
Es ist keine Zeit mehr zu verlieren. Der Mensch in Atomzeitalter. . . There is No Time to be Lost. Man in the Atomic Age.
132 pages. 8vo, printed boards. Ravensburg: Otto Maier. 1957.
UF767 .W8An impassioned plea for an end to hydrogen bomb tests, printed in 8 languages.
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