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May 1990	Program for the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban A participant program for the International Citizens Congress for a Nuclear Test Ban. In addition to a letter welcoming participants to the congress, a detailed schedule of events, list of speakers, draft appeal to the leaders of nuclear weapons testing states, and map of the area around the participants' hotel in Alma-Ata are included.
October 7, 1968	Decisions of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU for 3-11 October 1968, '16. On the Issue of the Draft Resolution of the USA on the Responsibility of the International Agency for Atomic Energy to Conduct Peaceful Nuclear Explosions' The Politburo confirms the instructions previously sent to their delegation at the IAEA General Conference, in regards to the IAEA's responsibilities towards nuclear testing.Decisions of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU for 3-11 October 1968
April 26, 1966	Directive, CPSU CC Politburo to Cde. Roshchin, Soviet Representative in Geneva Soviets contact the ambassador in Geneva about possible discussions with the Swedes and the Polish about the "detection club".
April 26, 1966	Extract from Decisions of the Politburo of the CPSU CC of 23 April-4 May 1966, 'Point 21. On Steps in connection with the Proposal to Create a "Detection Club" with the Goals of Solving the Problem of Banning Underground Tests of Nuclear Weapons' USSR sending regards to the Polish ambassador about Poland joining the international "detection club" for underground nuclear tests.
November 3, 1973	Cablegram from the Australian Embassy Peking, 'Prime Minister's Call on Chairman Mao' A "slow but articulate" Mao discuss nuclear weapons testing, Taiwan, and the Lin Biao affair with E.G. Whitlam.
December 15, 1957	Announcement from the Chinese Government Supporting the Soviet Union's Suggestion for Peace The Chinese Government endorses a proposal by the Soviet Union for the USSR, the US, and the UK to halt nuclear weapons tests.
October 28, 1958	Cable from the Chinese Embassy in the Soviet Union, 'Gromyko Discussed the Issue of Stopping Nuclear Weapons Tests' Gromyko informs Liu Xiao of the Soviet position and strategy in its negotiations with the United States and the United Kingdom for halting nuclear tests.
August 24, 1955	Report by N.M Emanuel, 'Regarding the Nature of the Fallout Path of the Hydrogen Bomb Detonated on 1 March 1954 at Bikini [Atoll]' Report by N.M. Emanuel on the U.S. Castle Bravo test in the Marshall Islands. The report surmises from fallout data that the bomb used a fission-fusion-fission design, and that the bomb contained a larger than normal amount of fissile material which induced a thermonuclear reaction.
June 30, 1955	Letter from Iu. B. Khariton to N. I. Pavlov Regarding the Testing of a Nuclear Weapon at Object 700 The letter describes geographic, safety, and technical considerations taken into account when selecting a test site for the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. Specifically, the letter highlights that a testing field should be chosen based on the existence of population centers, the terrain, and the main wind patterns.
October 31, 1977	Restricted Teleletter from J.E. Holmes, UK Embassy in Moscow, to R.B. Bone, 'South African Nuclear Intentions' J .E. Holmes, at the UK Embassy in Moscow, reports on Soviet news coverage of the South African nuclear controversy.