Pentagon Denies Possibility of “Accidental War”
Oct. 20, 1962 - Administration officials said today that the Government was spending vast sums of money to improve existing precautions...
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Jul 17, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK and Secretary Rusk Talk Test Ban Negotiations
July 10, 1962 - In the wake of a U.S. nuclear test on the fringes of outer space, President Kennedy and Secretary Dean Rusk comment on...
Jul 8, 2022
(VIDEO) Secretary of State Dean Rusk on Nuclear Inspections
July 8, 1962 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk discusses new technologies for detecting nuclear tests. #nuclearwar #war #coldwar #1960s #russia
Nov 10, 2021
Texas Congressman Says U.S. has up to 40,000 Nukes
Nov. 10, 1961 - The United States has 35,000 to 40,000 nuclear weapons in its stockpile, equivalent to 35 billion tons of TNT,...
Oct 31, 2021
What if a 50-Megaton Bomb Exploded Over Manhattan?
Oct. 31, 1961 - If exploded in the air over downtown Manhattan, a 50-megaton bomb would destroy homes as far away as Passaic, N.J. and...
Sep 16, 2021
U.S. and Soviets Each Detonate Nuclear Devices
Sept. 16, 1961 - The United States and the Soviet Union detonated nuclear devices today. Both were announced in Washington by the Atomic...
Sep 15, 2021
TV: "Twilight Zone" Season Three Premiere Tonight
Sept. 15, 1961 - On tonight's Season Three premiere of "The Twilight Zone," two survivors of an apocalyptic battle, a man (Charles...
Sep 15, 2021
🚨U.S. Resumes Atomic Testing with Underground Blast in Nevada
Sept. 15, 1961 - The United States resumed atomic testing today by setting off a small underground explosion in Nevada. It was the first...
Sep 15, 2021
President Kennedy Urges Home Fallout Shelters
Sept. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy is spurring Americans to build home fallout shelters to cut the nation's losses in case of nuclear...
Sep 12, 2021
Soviets Conduct Yet Another Atomic Test
Sept. 12, 1961 - The Soviet Union conducted the seventh atomic test in its current series by detonating a multi-megaton device in the...
Sep 10, 2021
Pope John XXIII Prays for the "Human Family"
Sept. 10, 1961 - Pope John XXIII called on the leaders of the East and West today to negotiate their differences and remove the threat of...
Sep 9, 2021
Khrushchev Blames West for Soviet Nuclear Tests
Sept. 9, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev declared today that nuclear testing could be ended only by Western acceptance of Soviet proposals for...
Sep 7, 2021
Nehru after Khrushchev Meeting: "Foul Winds of War Are Blowing"
Sept. 7, 1961 - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India talked for two hours today with Premier Khrushchev at the Kremlin and came out...
Sep 6, 2021
Russians Explode Nuclear Device East of Stalingrad
Sept. 6, 1961 - The Atomic Energy Commission announced today that the Soviet Union had detonated a fourth nuclear device in the...
Sep 5, 2021
🚨Kennedy Orders Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Tests
Sept. 5, 1961 - President Kennedy ordered today the resumption of nuclear weapons tests by the United States. He specified that the tests...
Sep 4, 2021
Americans Coast to Coast Fear Nuclear War
Sept. 4, 1961 - From New York to Los Angeles, civil defense authorities report a rise in the American citizen's fear of nuclear war....
Sep 4, 2021
🚨Soviets Explode Second Nuclear Bomb in Three Days
Sept. 4, 1961 - A new Soviet nuclear test took place early today over Central Asia, the Atomic Energy Commission announced. It was the...
Sep 2, 2021
Most Americans See No Protection Against Nuclear 'Super-Bomb'
Sept. 2, 1961 - If the respondents to a New York Times survey are typical, Americans feel that protection against a Russian super-bomb at...
Aug 31, 2021
Chinese Communists Support Soviet Nuclear Tests
Aug. 31, 1961 - Communist China issued a statement today expressing support for the Soviet Union's decision to resume nuclear tests. The...
Aug 9, 2021
Khrushchev Warns of "Mega-Bomb"
Aug. 9, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev warned today that the Soviet Union was capable of constructing a rocket with an explosive warhead...
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