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  • Collection: Cold War (Global Focus) - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)

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Photo of the launch of Jupiter-C/Explorer 1, the first American satellite successfully launched

NSF_act_1950_legislation.pdf
Document of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, outlining the functions and logistics of the foundation.

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Visualization of smallpox cases reported globally.

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Visualization of polio deaths and cases globally.

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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…

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Excerpts from Politburo sessions reveal a rare internal blame-shifting "fight" among agency representatives. Gorbachev criticizes nuclear industry leaders and scientists for poor decisions, particularly placing nuclear plants near cities, despite…

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Billboard of Deng Xiaoping from Shenzhen, a special economic zone established in 1979.tiff

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Through the IAEA's International Chernobyl Project, some 200 scientists from 25 countries and seven international organizations participated in field visits in 1990-91 to assess the radiological consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl accident. Here a…
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