nuclear weapons By gaara10494 Jul 13, 1942 Manhattan Project Starts Period: Jul 13, 1942 to Jan 13, 2010 nuclear weapons Jul 16, 1945 First nuclear test Aug 6, 1945 Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima, Japan Jun 14, 1946 first meeting of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission Dec 9, 1950 Gen. MacArthur asked to use them in the Korean War Nov 1, 1952 U.S. Tests the first hydrogen bomb Jan 21, 1954 U.S. launches nuclear powered submarine Jun 20, 1963 u.s and U.S.S.R started a hot line Oct 10, 1963 partial test ban inforced Sep 30, 1971 the hot line modernization agreement Mar 23, 1983 Pres. Reagan has speach about "star wars" program Jun 16, 1992 U.S. and U.S.S.R. signed agreement to reduce weapons Sep 17, 2001 IAEA wwants to keep torrorist from getting nukes
