About The Author
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Negotiations
The Books
Road to Peace: From the Disarming of the Great Lakes to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
From War to Peace: The Story of Great Britain and the United States
Nuclear Weapons: Documents, Video and Audio CD-ROMs: A Study Supplement for the book Nuclear Weapons
Author Links
Effects of Nuclear Blasts
The following photographs are from Operation Cue, a series of nuclear weapons tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site during the 1950's.
[Operation Cue] - shed beside petroleum tank.
Click on the shed to see what it looks like after the blast.
Operation Cue] - Two-story wood frame house at 5,500 feet (from blast site).
Click on the house to see what it looks like after the blast.
Several minutes after the blast of Operation Cue
Photographs courtesy of the National Archives
Banning Nuclear Testing: The United States, Soviet Union and the United Kingdom sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963 banning underwater, outer space and atmospheric test explosions.
President John F. Kennedy signing the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963
Click on the picture to listen to President Kennedy announce the ratification of the Limited Test Ban Treaty on October 7, 1963. (courtesy John F. Kennedy Library)
For more information see the book "The Road to Peace: From the Disarming of the Great Lakes to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty."