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Jan 1, 1958

The Soviet Union and the Atom: Toward Nuclear Maturity

The concluding chapter of a proposed book on Soviet atomic policy. Based on publicly available materials, this research memorandum describes the progress of the USSR atomic energy program: its organization and the nuclear research institutes ...
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Jan 1, 1958

Middle East crises and world petroleum movements.

A discussion of two major interruptions in the supply of oil from the Middle East which have occurred in the present decade, in Iran in 1951 and at Suez in 1956. The resulting oil shortages resolved themselves into shipping crises which were met by r...
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Jan 1, 1958

A spatial model of U. S. petroleum refining.

An addition of spatial dimension to a linear-programming model of U.S. petroleum refining constructed by A. S. Manne. Refining technology in each of four U.S. regions (Gulf, Midwest, East, West) is described by a 39-row matrix obtained from Mann's 10...
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Jan 1, 1958

On the Risk of an Accidental or Unauthorized Nuclear Detonation

This "Abridged" version of RM-2251, which addresses the subject of the risk of accidental or unauthorized nuclear detonation, was first published in 1958. The portions that were not eligible for declassification were excised.
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1957

A Linear Programming Model of the Gaseous-Diffusion Isotope-Separation Process

An attempt to show how the gaseous-diffusion process for separating uranium isotopes may be treated as a linear-programming model.
Research

May 4, 1955

B-52 Main and Satellite Base Installations Cost: Warm and Cold Climate

This short paper estimates the costs of B-52 main and dispersal bases in warm and cold climates.
Expert Insights

Jan 1, 1955

Criteria for the Selection of Water-Resource Projects.
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Jan 1, 1955

Prices of refined petroleum products in the U.S.S.R., 1928-1950

A summary of changes in Soviet wholesale prices of refined petroleum products form 1928 to 1950. This study is part of a broader investigation expected to provide a basis for calculating deflators for components of national income data in current rub...
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Jan 1, 1954

Computation of radiation level in the vicinity of a distribution of contaminating material

A solution for the radiation level in the vicinity of various distributions of radioactive material. This study helps to determine the degree of radiation hazard and the effectiveness of certain decontamination techniques....
Research

Jan 1, 1953

Report of the Standing Committee on Problems of the Upper Atmosphere, 1951-1952

The year 1951-1952 has been a significant one in the history of upper-atmosphere research.
Research

Jan 1, 1952

A dollar index of Soviet petroleum output, 1927-28 to 1937 [by] Alexander Gerschenkron [and] Nancy Nimitz.

A continuation of R-197, A Dollar Index of Soviet Machinery Output (out of print). The present study attempts to measure the Soviet output of petroleum products during 1927/28-1937. U.S. dollars of 1939 purchasing power are used as the unit of measur...
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Jan 1, 1950

Effects of intense microwave radiation on living organisms

A re-examination of intense microwave radiation effects on laboratory animals (1) to ascertain the physiological damage from such exposure and (2) to establish protective standards for personnel exposed to the radiations....

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The Soviet Union and the Atom: Toward Nuclear Maturity

Middle East crises and world petroleum movements.

A spatial model of U. S. petroleum refining.

On the Risk of an Accidental or Unauthorized Nuclear Detonation

A Linear Programming Model of the Gaseous-Diffusion Isotope-Separation Process

B-52 Main and Satellite Base Installations Cost: Warm and Cold Climate

Criteria for the Selection of Water-Resource Projects.

Prices of refined petroleum products in the U.S.S.R., 1928-1950

Computation of radiation level in the vicinity of a distribution of contaminating material

Report of the Standing Committee on Problems of the Upper Atmosphere, 1951-1952

A dollar index of Soviet petroleum output, 1927-28 to 1937 [by] Alexander Gerschenkron [and] Nancy Nimitz.

Effects of intense microwave radiation on living organisms

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The Soviet Union and the Atom: Toward Nuclear Maturity

Middle East crises and world petroleum movements.

A spatial model of U. S. petroleum refining.

On the Risk of an Accidental or Unauthorized Nuclear Detonation

A Linear Programming Model of the Gaseous-Diffusion Isotope-Separation Process

B-52 Main and Satellite Base Installations Cost: Warm and Cold Climate

Criteria for the Selection of Water-Resource Projects.

Prices of refined petroleum products in the U.S.S.R., 1928-1950

Computation of radiation level in the vicinity of a distribution of contaminating material

Report of the Standing Committee on Problems of the Upper Atmosphere, 1951-1952

A dollar index of Soviet petroleum output, 1927-28 to 1937 [by] Alexander Gerschenkron [and] Nancy Nimitz.

Effects of intense microwave radiation on living organisms

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