Welcome to the uscoldwar.com web site. The purpose of this web site is to provide you with information about Chuck Hansen's history of the post 1945 U.S. development of nuclear weapons--The Swords of Armageddon. You are embarking on a voyage of discovery through information about one of the "blackest" military weapons programs ever instituted by the United States. 

 Chuck Hansen's first version of his opus on this subject was published in late 1995 as a set of eight (volumes) Adobe Acrobat PDF files on CD-ROM. Chukelea Publications is now taking orders for Swords of Armageddon Version 2, the long awaited, updated, revision of Swords. Swords of Armageddon Version 2 consists of seven volumes now instead of eight. Volume I consists of the material that was previously in Volumes I and II. 

The Swords of Armageddon version 2.0 arrived in Sunnyvale on August 29, 2007. I have tested several volumes but by opening on the CD-ROM and copying them to my hard drive and opening them there. Volumes could be opened and read successfully. 

THE CHUCK HANSEN  DOCUMENT COLLECTION 

 Chuck’s vast collection of documents and papers was donated to the National Security Archive, an independent non-governmental research institute and library located in the Gelman Library at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. Ninety boxes of material were packed and shipped to the Archive during the summer of 2003. As of July, 2007, about 70% of the documents had been processed, with a detailed inventory created. When the inventory is completed it is planned that it will appear on the NSA website.

According to NSA Director William Burr, anyone who wants to look at the processed portion of Chuck Hansen’s collection (or any other collection at the NSA – check their website) should contact Ms. Mary Curry, the NSA’s Public Service Coordinator. She can be reached at 202-994-7000 or nsarchiv@gwu.edu.

 Anyone wishing to look at the collection should give Ms. Curry at least one week notice (more time would be better). The NSA reading room is small and can get crowded so scheduling is very important. Up to five boxes can be ordered at a time. 

Full information:

National Security Archive

Suite 701, Gelman Library, The George Washington University

2130 H Street, NW, Washington DC, 20037

Phone: 202-994-7000   Fax: 202-994-7005

 Website:  www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/

This Site Last Updated August 29, 2007