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osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1945/trinity.htm
https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/cold-war/crossroads.html
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196220/fat-man-atomic-bomb/
virginiahistory.org/learn/duck-and-cover
forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2018/08/23/this-is-how-america-nearly-nuked-a-canal-through-central-america/?sh=565090cc3d74
llnl.gov/purpose/history
interestingengineering.com/science/downwinders-and-the-tragic-legacy-of-the-film-the-conqueror
theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/06/downwinders-nuclear-fallout-hollywood-john-wayne
archives.gov/milestone-documents/test-ban-treaty#:~:text=The%20Test%20Ban%20Treaty%20was,outer%20space%2C%20and%20under%20water.
ctbto.org/our-mission/the-treaty