History of nuclear weapons

The history of nuclear weapons chronicles the development of nuclear weapons—devices of enormous destructive potential which derive their energy from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions—starting with the scientific breakthroughs of the 1930s which made their development possible, continuing through the nuclear arms race and nuclear testing of the Cold War, and finally with the questions of proliferation and possible use for terrorism in the early 21st century.

External links

• Timeline of atomic age events
• Nuclear History Documents from the National Security Archive
• Federation of American Scientists - Worldwide Nuclear Forces Guide
• Nuclear Weapons Archive - includes the nuclear weapon histories of many countries