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From: John Pike <johnpike@fas.org>
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Subject: Charter and FAQ - alt.war.nuclear
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 18:49:14 -0400
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alt.war.nuclear
Charter and Frequently
Asked Questions

Last Updated on 24 May 97, Reposted Twice Monthly.

Charter

The purpose of this newsgroup is to discuss/debate the place
of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass-destruction
in the modern world. These include nuclear, biological, and
chemical weapons. 

Technical discussion is also welcome and helps to maintain
the focus of the newsgroup so that it does not degenerate
into purely philosophical banter. 

Please note that binaries are not accepted by most ISP's in
non-binary newsgroups such as this. If you post binaries,
they will be unusable by most users. 

FAQ

Instead of posting a redundant and long-winded FAQ for the
material discussed in "alt.war.nuclear", the following
websites are excellent and up-to-date resources suitable for
quick reference... 

alt.war.nuclear Newsgroup Archive, Maintained by Gregory Walker 

     http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/altwarnuke/

NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS by CAREY SUBLETTE 

     The current authorized host sites for this FAQ
     are the High Energy Weapons Archive hosted/mirrored at: 
                     
http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html
     http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html
     http://www.warewulf.com/nuke/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html

    and MilNet hosted at: 

       http://www.milnet.com/milnet/nukeweap/

"The High Energy Weapons Archive" Maintained by Carey Sublette 

     http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/hew/
     http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html
     http://www.warewulf.com/nuke/

"Trinity Atomic Web Site" Maintained by Gregory Walker,
focuses mainly on historical information, notably the
reproduction of public domain documents. 

     http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Nuclear Program Web 

     http://www.nrdc.org/nrdcpro/nuclear/ 

     Includes the estimable The Internet and the
     Bomb: A Research Guide to Policy and
     Information about Nuclear Weapons - with links
     to over 1,000 nuclear-related resources on the
     internet. 

     http://www.nrdc.org/nrdcpro/nuguide/guinx.html

"List of Nuclear Detonations" Compiled by James E. Lawson Jr. 

     http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/hew/CATALOG

Nuclear Forces Guide [under construction for the rest of
1997, but feedback and contributions would be vastly
appreciated] 

     http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/

If you discover other equally worthy resources, please
submit them to johnpike@fas.org them for inclusion in the
next update. This FAQ is open to any recommendations and
alterations. 

This FAQ is archived @ 

     http://www.fas.org/nuke/alt_war_nuclear/faq.htm

by the Nuclear Resources initiative of the Federation of
American Scientsts  

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John Pike
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Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
  - Jefferson