WORLDWIDE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC WEAPONS At the conclusion of a conference on the long-term effects of atomicweapons, held at The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, in1953, a classified report, R-251-AEC, was prepared. Along the lines suggested by this conference a concerted effort, under the name of ProjectSUNSHINE, developed to evaluate the long-term effects. Since R-251-AEChas…

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The Department of Defense’s (the Department or DoD) enduringmission is to provide the military forces to deter war and ensure theNation’s security. The Department will continue to provide combatcredible military forces that are capable of defending againstaggression that undermines the security of both the United States(U.S.) and its Allies.