U.S. Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project

This project was completed in August 1998 and resulted in the book Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Since 1940 edited by Stephen I. Schwartz. These project pages are only occassionally updated and should be considered historical.

Poseidon Missile Test Launch



A Poseidon C-3 ballistic missile erupts from the water shortly after its launch from the submarine USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) on September 21, 1970.


Credit: U.S. Navy