Resources
There are many resources available online about nuclear weapons, their impact and function, recent developments regarding legal and political frameworks related to nuclear weapons, and more.
We’ve collected a selection of resources to help you understand nuclear weapons and the work that has been done toward reducing their threat and making progress toward their elimination. By clicking on a link, you will be redirected away from our website to the source listed.
Videos
We Must Speak Boldly – Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction
We Must Speak Boldly – Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction is a reflection on current nuclear dangers and a call from scientists for more education and collective action to fulfill the long-standing international obligation to achieve nuclear disarmament.
The video was commissioned by the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction and the Princeton University Program on Science and Global Security.
Director: Smriti Keshari; Producer: Hazel Gibson; Cinematographer: Nick Korompilas; Editor: Dani Benavides; Animation: The Kingdom of Ludd; Music: Matthew Herbert. Technical Advice: Matt Caplan, Zia Mian, and Stewart Prager.
Written Documents
The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, 3rd Edition
Compiled and edited by Samuel Glasstone and Philip J. Dolan
Prepared and published by the United States Department of Defense and the United States Department of Energy, this study draws on atmospheric tests as well as laboratory studies, theoretical calculations, and computer simulations to give a comprehensive look into the effects of nuclear weapons.
Publication Year: 1977
Physics and Society: Nuclear Arms Control
Compiled and edited by Alexander Glaser and Zia Mian
This “Resource Letter” for the American Association of Physics Teachers provides a guide to the literature on nuclear arms control for the non-specialist. Journal articles and books are cited for the following topics: nuclear weapons, fissile materials, nonproliferation, missiles and missile defenses, verification, disarmament, and the role of scientists in arms control.
Publication Year: 2008
The Nuclear Notebook
Since 1987, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the Nuclear Notebook, an authoritative accounting of world nuclear arsenals compiled by top experts from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Today, it is prepared by Hans M. Kristensen and Matt Korda of FAS. Because of its importance to researchers, governments, and citizens around the world, the Nuclear Notebook is always free-to-access.