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One of the implications of the Harmon report, that 133 atomic bombs were not enough to break the Soviet Union, may have fed into the pressure for the hydrogen-bomb or “super” that accelerated after the Soviets tested an atomic device in August 1949.

Richard W. Washburn seated. Washburn was the U.S. ambassador to Italy from 1921-1924. He was a propaganda writer for Benito Mussolini.

Reel 1 stresses the emotional strain of combat, showing battle scenes. Psychoneurotics await evacuation; a psychiatrist interviews a soldier; and men exercise at a rehabilitation center.
Reel 2, combat fatigue cases are reconditioned by battle…

Nancy Pelosi in front of the Washington Monument

U.S. Department of Justice administered a notice that reads “Alien Enemy Prohibited Area” pinned to a tree

Both documents are excerpts from a larger work, Mary M. Kritz's U.S. IMMIGRATION AND REGUGEE POLICY, 1983. The first, "Current Status of U.S. Immigration and Refugee Policy" by Charles B. Keely, documents why immigration policy is so slow to change.…

Both documents are excerpts from a larger work, Mary M. Kritz's U.S. IMMIGRATION AND REGUGEE POLICY, 1983. The first, "Current Status of U.S. Immigration and Refugee Policy" by Charles B. Keely, documents why immigration policy is so slow to change.…

English: U.S. inspectors examining eyes of immigrants, Ellis Island, New York Harbor

Marines in the Guadalcanal Campaign