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nuclear power plant diagram
Schematic diagram of a nuclear power plant using a pressurized-water reactor.
Top Secret Report of Major Yuri Gagarin
Report rom Gagarin, the first person to orbit earth
GPS III Satellite
Image of GPS Satellite
Smallpox eradication: a cold war victory
Cold War scientist, Donald Henderson, describes the scientific collaboration between the US, USSR, and WHO in an effort to eridcate smallpox.
Johnson, Lyndon B., 1961: January-May
Vice President Johnson's evaluation of the space program in the US
Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Soviet Nuclear Reactor Accident at Chernobyl
In response to the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the Reagan administration established a U.S. interagency task force, led by the Environmental Protection Agency, to monitor health and environmental effects. The task force will provide daily updates,…
National Security Council Jack Matlock Memo on Strategy for US-Soviet Relations
In a memo to John Poindexter, Jack Matlock highlights Gorbachev’s public arms control proposals, the Soviet “PR fiasco” over Chernobyl, and cautions against overexploiting Soviet missteps to avoid backlash. He suggests indirect ways to leverage the…
Chernobylreactor 1
The original sarcophagus at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was a temporary, emergency structure built to contain radioactive materials after the 1986 disaster