The primary sources used in "Cold War, Hot Nukes" were seven of the nuclear test films which were declassified and released by the Department of Energy in December, 1997. These films were "sanitized" before declassification and release. All of these films are currently available to the public through the DOE's "Historical Nuclear Weapons Test Films" program for $10/copy. Click here for information on ordering. "Trinity," 1945, silent film, 12 minutes, #0800001. (Classified portions removed.) "Project Crossroads-Test Able," 1 July 1946, 41 minutes, #0800002. Produced by the Navy Photographic Science Laboratory. "Operation Buster/Jangle," 1 hour 17 minutes, #0800010. Produced by the United States Air Force Lookout Mountain Laboratory Air Photographic and Charting Service, Hollywood, California. "Operation Tumbler Snapper," 1952, 47 minutes, #0800011. Produced by the USAF Lookout Mountain Laboratory, Hollywood, California, for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. (Classified portions removed.) "Operation Ivy," 1 hour 2 minutes, #0800012. Produced by the USAF Lookout Mountain Laboratory, Hollywood, California. (Classified portions removed.) "Operation Castle JTF Commanders Report," 20 minutes, #0800013. Photographed and produced by the USAF Lookout Mountain Laboratory, Hollywood, California. (Classified portions removed.) "Damage and Destruction -- DASIAC," 17 minutes, #0800014. The following web sites were invaluable sources of information: The Atomic Veterans Home Page http://www.angelfire.com/tx/atomicveteran/index.html The Atomic Duty of Bill Bires http://www.aracnet.com/~histgaz/atomi/bires/ RMI Online: Internet Guide to the Marshall Islands http://www.rmiembassyus.org/ The Bikini Atoll Web Site http://www.bikiniatoll.com Also consulted for this report: "Written Paper Presented at the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Hearing," by William J. Brady, Scientific Advisor for the National Association of Atomic Veterans, delivered to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on April 21, 1998. Press Release, "Senate Committee Passes Wellstone's Justice for Atomic Veterans Act; Measure Cleared for Senate Floor Consideration," Sen. Paul Wellstone's Web Page, July 28, 1998. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands: A Brief History, Micronitor News and Printing Company, Majuro, August 1996. The Effects of Nuclear War, Office of Technology Assessment, May 1979, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-600080. Bruce D. Clayton, Life After Doomsday, The Dial Press, New York, 1980.