PWAD 690: Nuclear Threats in the 20th Century
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Organizations
Atomic Archive.com
Library section includes Historical Reports
Cold War International History Project
E-Research Tools
Subject Guide for Peace, War, and Defense.
Peace, War, and Defense E-Research Tools
___________________________________________________Academic Search Premier
Abstracts & references for articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade & general publications, & references from the NY Times.
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Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP) 1990-present.
An index to military and aeronautical periodicals. Indexes a variety of English-language military and aeronautical periodicals,
covering important articles, news stories, and editorials. Some links to the full text is included.
Congressional Research Service Reports: Nuclear Weapons and Related Topics., 2002-present. Produced by experts in the Library of Congress, these reports are succinct and updated frequently. Separate sections on China, Iran, and North Korea. Federation of American Scientists.
CQ Researcher The CQ Researcher is the perfect answer for people who need a place to begin research on current topics. It covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Browse By Topic: Defense and National Security. Do a Quick and/or Advanced Search. In results list, click on up-arrow in date column for latest. [more info]
Declassified Documents Reference System Online
This database enables users to examine documents originating from a wealth of U.S. government bodies and agencies, including Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice Department, National Security Agency, State Department, and the White House. [more info]
Digital National Security Archive The most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. The resource now includes 36 collections consisting of over 80,000 meticulously indexed documents, with more than 500,000 total pages. Relevant collections include The Soviet Estimate: U.S. Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947-1991. U.S. Intelligence on Wepons of Mass Destruction, World War II to Iraq. U.S. Nuclear History: Nuclear Arms and Politics in the Missile Age, 1956-1966. [more info]
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
FIRST draws upon the factual database maintained by its project partners to create country profiles, including: Membership, agreements and events, conflicts and peace keeping activities, arms production and trade, military expenditure, weapons of mass destruction, armed forces and conventional weapon holdings, political system and country indicators, and other reference data. [more info]
Foreign Broadcast Information Service, covers 1941-1996. Transcriptions and translations of radio broadcasts from foreign governments, official news services, and clandestine broadcasts from occupied territories, many of which are first-hand reports of events as they occurred. More than 50 languages, from Arabic to Swahili, have been translated into English. This is continued, to the present, by World News Connection. Available in Davis Library only. Ask staff at Davis Reference Desk to enter the username and password for you.
JSTOR
JSTOR includes full text of scholarly journal literature in social sciences disciplines, international and foreign areas studies,
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Military and Government Collection
Indexes periodicals, academic journals, and pamphlets relevant to military studies. national defense and security, arms control, and weapons of mass destruction..
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Nuclear Notebook, Articles from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, 1999-present
Proquest Congressional
Comprehensive source of current and historical bills, hearings, and reports from the US Congress. Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text of publications from and about the United States Congress. and more.
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Rand Publications Database
Full text of papers and reports of the RAND research organization on topics such as
national security, international affairs, militry-personnel, weapons, etc.
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SIPRI Cooperative Articles Database
Articles on international relations, area studies and international security issues. From the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and others.
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More Article Databases&| How Do I Find Articles? | How Do I Find an Article if it is not Full-Text? | How Do I Distinguish Different Types of Journals?
Congress
Arms control and weapons technology are primarily the jurisdiction of these committees. Committee
publications include
hearings, prints and reports. Recent hearings are full-text on the committee websites.
Print and electronic copies of committee publications are listed in the Davis Library online catalog.
Senate Foreign Relations
Hearings, searchable, by world region, topic such as arms control, nuclear weapons; some hearings Top Secret/Closed.
Reports, searchable. Reports on hearings and pending legislation.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearings from the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
Federal Agencies
National Nuclear Security Administration
Nuclear Posture Review , Deptment of Defense
U.S. Department of State , Arms Control and International Security Section.
Arms Control: International Treaties and Agreements.
Books 
Sample Subject Heading searches for books in the catalog:
Nuclear Arms Control
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Nuclear Warfare
Nuclear Weapons
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Think Tanks
Google Think Tanks Search Engine
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Print Reference sources
Weapons of Mass Destruction. an Encyclopedia.
Google Scholar
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