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1History of Nuclear Weapons and Nonproliferation 1 -- Early Scientific Developments 1 -- Military Uses of Nuclear Fission 3 -- U.S. Use of Nuclear Weapons against Imperial Japan 4 -- Early Efforts to Control Nuclear Weapons 6 -- Expanding the Nuclear Club and Weapon Arsenals 7 -- Renewed Efforts at Control under Eisenhower 8 -- Development of Delivery Systems: Bombers, Missiles, and Submarines 9 -- Efforts to Halt Atmospheric Nuclear Testing 10 -- Cuban Missile Crisis and the Limited Test Ban Treaty 11 -- New Nuclear Powers and the Evolution of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1970 13 -- Early 1970s: Detente and the Beginnings of U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Arms Control 14 -- Efforts to Halt Horizontal Proliferation to New Countries 15 -- Late 1970s and 1980s: From Arms-Racing to Negotiated Reductions 16 -- New Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: Iraq and North Korea 18 -- Successes in International Nonproliferation Efforts in the Early to Mid-1990s 20 -- New Threats to the Nonproliferation Regime: The Late 1990s to the Present 21 -- Today's Nuclear Dilemma 23 -- 2 Issues and Controversies 27 -- Nuclear Weapons and Their Role during the Cold War 28 -- What Is the Role of Nuclear Weapons Today? 31 -- Are Nuclear Weapons Safe? 32 -- What Is the "Right" Number of Nuclear Weapons? 33 -- Could Terrorists Acquire Nuclear Weapons and Bomb-Making Material? 36 -- Environmental and Health Effects of Nuclear Weapon Production 39 -- Why Haven't Nuclear Weapons Spread to More Countries? 41 -- Missile Defenses and Efforts to Defend against Nuclear Attacks 43 -- Debate on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 44 -- Efforts to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons 46 -- Final Considerations 50 -- 4 People and Events 161 -- People 161 -- Events 179 -- 5 Facts and Documents 197 -- Facts 198 -- Documents 213 -- 6 Organizations, Associations, and Governmental Agencies 257 -- International Organizations 257 -- U.S. Government Agencies 267 -- Nongovernmental Organizations 275 -- 7 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources 283 -- Nonprint Resources 317.