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Meselson, Matthew; Robinson, Julian Perry – Scientific American, 1980
Described are some of the technical, military, and political considerations that bear most directly on the choices facing the United States and its NATO allies on modern lethal chemical weapons. (BT)
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemistry, Conflict, Decision Making

Rotblat, J. – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1977
Discusses the problems of controlling weapons-grade fissionable material. Projections of the growth of fission nuclear reactors indicates sufficient materials will be available to construct 300,000 atomic bombs each containing 10 kilograms of plutonium by 1990. (SL)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Warfare

Williams, Kimberly – Urban Education, 2002
Pre- and post-tested students sent to an alternative school for carrying weapons in regular school who received anger management training infused into the curriculum. Ethnographic field notes were used to examine staff and student reactions to the intervention. Significant reductions in willingness to fight and improvements in ability to control…
Descriptors: Anger, Integrated Curriculum, Nontraditional Education, Program Effectiveness

Newby, J. C. – Physics Education, 1988
Discusses the origins and development of rockets mainly from the perspective of warfare. Includes some early enthusiasts, such as Congreve, Tsiolkovosky, Goddard, and Oberth. Describes developments from World War II, and during satellite development. (YP)
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Science History, Scientific Research
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
Data from over 2,400 colleges and universities concerning the number and types of crimes committed on campus are tabulated by state and institution. Statistics are presented on reported numbers of incidents involving murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft and on arrests for liquor violations, drugs, and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Environment, Crime, Drug Abuse

Taylor, Bryan C. – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1990
Examines autobiographical narratives of three scientists from the wartime Los Alamos Laboratory. Finds an organizational structure manifest in ideological discourses for nuclear practice and sensemaking, permitting rationalization for working identities and labor objectives. Considers implications for the critical study of organizational…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Modes, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Weapons

Toombs, Nancy J.; Benda, Brent B.; Corwyn, Robert Flynn – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2000
Examines what sociodemographic and criminogenic factors discriminate between inmates in a boot camp for non-violent offenders who commit crimes against persons and other offenders. Stepwise discriminant analysis results are discussed. The intervention implications of the findings are also discussed. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alienation, Drinking

Schuett, Faye – Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 2000
Presents an interview with Drs. Carolyn J. Palmer and Robert A. Rhoads regarding campus violence and campus activism. Describes a rise in relationship violence (involving dating partners, roommates, classmates, etc.) since the 1960s, as well as a rise in binge drinking and the use of weapons on campus. Differentiates between campus violence and…
Descriptors: Activism, Alcohol Abuse, Community Colleges, Demonstrations (Civil)

Stader, David L. – Clearing House, 2004
The 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) requires a minimum one-year expulsion for students who bring firearms to school. Although GFSA is not a zero-tolerance law, many school policies enacted in response to GFSA are often referred to as "zero tolerance." Zero tolerance generally is defined as a school district policy that mandates predetermined…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Board of Education Policy, Public Schools, Zero Tolerance Policy

Holmes, Thomas – Social Education, 2005
In an age when international terrorism poses a threat to peace and stability, the use of not only nuclear, but also biological and chemical weapons are important topics for classroom discussion. In this article, the author explores four approaches to teaching this topic. Examining a controversial topic involves the evaluation of values, the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Weapons
Bowman, Darcia Harris – Education Week, 2004
Despite all its efforts to crack down on the bomb scares that disrupted classes again and again in 2003, North Carolina's Orange County district fell victim to yet another false alarm this school year, 2004. For some schools, bomb threats have become more routine than fire drills, with each incident ringing up multi-thousand-dollar tabs for…
Descriptors: Weapons, Emergency Programs, Terrorism, School Security
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. National Air And Space Museum. – 1995
This text accompanied the Smithsonian Institution's display, "Enola Gay," at the National Air and Space Museum commemorating the end of World War II and the role played by the B-29 aircraft, Enola Gay, that on August 6, 1945 carried the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, Japan. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the…
Descriptors: Current Events, Exhibits, Modern History, Nuclear Warfare
Mikow, Victoria A. – 1994
Fights, weapons, and stolen or intentionally damaged property are common concerns of most schools in North Carolina. The results of this survey indicate that 27 percent of all 9th-12th grade students reported carrying a weapon (gun, knife, club) within the month prior to this survey. A significant percentage of students do not feel safe at school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Conflict, Educational Environment
Ground Zero, Washington, DC. – 1982
Intended as a starting point for junior and senior high school teachers, this guide contains five lessons that give an overview of the nuclear age and provide the most basic information that students must learn in order to understand the threat of nuclear war. Topics of the lessons include the history of weapons development, how nuclear weapons…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Glossaries, Learning Activities, Nuclear Warfare
Phillips, Shelley – 1985
After introductory material focusing on the nature of children's awareness of nuclear weapons, the anxieties of preschool and school age children are described. Topics discussed include fear of the bomb, fear of loss of family members, level of cognitive development and understanding of nuclear processes, and helping younger children cope. Adult…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Emotional Experience