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Kierulff, Stephen; Zippin, David – 1986
This study examines the relationship between knowledge and attitudes with respect to nuclear issues, including the nuclear freeze proposal, MX missle, and Strategic Defense Initiative. Adults (N=750) drawn from a list of registered voters in Los Angeles County were sent a 53-item questionnaire. Of the respondents, 64 percent were male, 53 percent…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Nuclear Technology
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1985
To provide a handy reference for those concerned with ways to avoid the further spread, or proliferation, of nuclear weapons, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs have since 1977 sponsored periodic publication of the Nuclear Proliferation Factbook. This fourth edition of the factbook includes a…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Fuels, International Relations, Nuclear Warfare
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Frisch, Otto R. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1974
The author recounts the part he played in the research that led to the development of the atomic bomb. (JP)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Weapons, Physics
Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, DC. – 1965
The document has been designed to provide enlisted men assigned to the 3"/50 gun with a self-study, on-the-job-training source for shipboard use. The material covered includes general description and operation, functions of various components, disassembly and reassembly, maintenance, and operational casualties of the 3"/50 gun. Detailed…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Autoinstructional Aids, Enlisted Personnel, Guides
Joint Publications Research Service, Washington, DC. – 1964
Contained in this document are translations of military interest concerning the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The following specific items are included: (1) technical training methods, (2) the constantly improving party direction of administrative organs, (3) college for armed forces personnel, (4) development of Leninist principles in…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Autoinstructional Aids, Military Training, Programed Instruction
Totten, Sam – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1985
Of the many serious problems now facing the world, the most important is threat of nuclear destruction. Social studies educators should provide ample classroom time for discussing and examining the facts concerning nuclear warfare, and they must make sure that various points of view are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear Weapons
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Hikins, James W. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1983
Analyzes the decision to drop the atomic bomb from a rhetorical point of view, arguing that the bombs were launched because of an American commitment to a particular rhetoric that focused on the propaganda slogan "unconditional surrender." (PD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear Weapons
Mallum, Jane O. – Online Submission, 2002
The world today is fraught with violence and conflicts. This state of affairs is made all the more dangerous by the development of nuclear technology and the possibility of dissemination of military applications of this technology to unstable countries and militant terrorists. At the same time, there has been a rapid diffusion of democratization…
Descriptors: Nuclear Energy, Technology, War, Weapons
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Vayrynen, Raimo – International Social Science Journal, 1983
The nature of military research and development (R&D) is reviewed. Relationships between military R&D and governmental science policy in the United States, France, and the Soviet Union--countries that pursue different science policies and R&D strategies--are compared. Suggestions for a more realistic science policy are presented. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Fleming, Daniel B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
A review of 19 recently published, secondary-level United States and world history textbooks found only brief coverage of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Japan) bombings, slight attention to the arms race and disarmament, and concentration on scientific and technical developments behind the atomic bomb rather than on its effects. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Disarmament, History Textbooks, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear Weapons
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Hawkins, Stephanie R.; Campanaro, Amy; Pitts, Traci Bice; Steiner, Hans – Journal of School Violence, 2002
Investigated the self-reported violence and weapon carrying behaviors of largely affluent, suburban adolescents in San Francisco, California. Survey data indicated that weapons carrying was a significant issue for these high school students. Predictors of weapon carrying did not differ in comparison to predictors among inner city youth. Distinct…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High School Students, High Schools, Sex Differences
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Kauffman, Charles – Communication Monographs, 1989
Traces the theoretical significance of using names as titles for situations, and applies this analysis to the United States' intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) programs. Argues that the names given to ICBMs preserve their utility as weapons by linking them to the myths of the nineteenth-century western frontier. (MM)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Language Usage, Nuclear Warfare
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Jostad, Candice M.; Miltenberger, Raymond G. – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 2004
Gun play results in hundreds of childhood injuries and deaths each year in the United States. Behavioral Skills Training (BST) is used to teach children the skills needed to resist gun play when finding a firearm. Although effective, existing BST programs are time and resource intensive and therefore lack the efficiency required to be widely…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Child Safety, Accident Prevention, Injuries
Zahka, William J.; Mayers, Teena Karsa – 1985
Intended for teachers of secondary and college level students, this instructor's guide presents an overview of materials covered in the student text, followed by four categories of examination questions and teaching aids. The guide reflects the format of the student text and is divided into four sections. A brief description is provided of each…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Definitions, Disarmament
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Reservation American Indians, American Indian Students, Comparative Analysis, Urban Schools
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