12 October 2013

Saturday Morning SITREP 1012080013Z

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1. Fort Detrick's Eight-Ball -- a relic of Cold War bio-warfare

Talking about a four-story spherical structure used to test aerobiological agents at Ft. Detrick. Maryland.

link to article: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/diseases/article_09a3c63c-fe2b-5950-8f76-79d2c14455b2.html

2. 5 places to revisit the Atomic Age

A list of former top-secret locations and spacey spots to revisit the Atomic Age.

link to article: http://www.sfgate.com/travel/fiveplaces/article/5-places-to-revisit-the-Atomic-Age-4886572.php

3. Krimsky talks Cold War era

Former Associated Press journalist talks about his time in the Soviet Union and the Cold War as viewed from that side of the Iron Curtain

link to article: http://thedartmouth.com/2013/10/10/news/lecture

4. Nuclear Weapons are the United States' Instruments of Peace
An OP-ED piece about why nuclear weapons remain in the US arsenal.

link to article: http://www.cfr.org/arms-control-disarmament-and-nonproliferation/nuclear-weapons-united-states-instruments-peace/p31567

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