Nuclear Weapons:

The Atomic Bomb Decision (Hiroshima-Nagasaki): A wonderful page documenting many things you probably never knew about the decision to use atomic weaponry on civilians. Includes audio clips. A must-read.

Were Hiroshima And Nagasaki Necessary?: (From the Truman Library) The Truman Library's copy (including scans of specific pages) of the report of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, a report commissioned to study the effects of the bombings in WWII of all kinds. The results, concerning Hiroshima and Nagasaki? In agreement with the prediction of the Undersecretary of the Navy at the time, the Japanese were attempting to find a way to surrender, and had already enlisted the help of the Emperor against the Supreme War Guidance Council. View the full reports for the European war and for the Pacific war. Note in the full description of the bombing how the least devestated structures, as a whole, were actually the war undustry buildings.

The Federation of American Scientists: Weapons of Mass Destruction Around the World: Probably the most comprehensive, complete information site out there concerning weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, biological, and chemical), delivery systems, who has them, and how many. When people try to demonize a country, this makes a useful reference to add in a touch of reality.


Individual conflict analysis:

Civilian Victims of United States' Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan: An unbelievably comprehensive report by Professor Mark Herold on civilian casualties in analysistan. Also links into more specific analyses of various elements of the conflict.

Iraq Journal: The best reporting I've seen on Iraq to date, by a collection of independent journalists. Photographs, video, audio, articles, and more.

Common Iraq Myths and Misconceptions (by Karen Pease): Where the case for war with Iraq falls apart.

Why The War With Iraq Is Unconstitutional (by Karen Pease): A quick rundown of why the war with Iraq is in violation of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Iraq Water Treatment Vulnerabilities: A document from our own military (the Defense Intelligence Agency) discussing the fact that the US *knew* that the sanctions on Iraq would cause massive outbreaks of disease and contamination of their entire water system, back in January of 1991. It reads almost like a war crimes dossier, talking about all of the atrocious things the sanctions would do in a cold, detached manner; after which, we helped maintain the sanctions. Local mirror here.


Following the money:

The National Budget Simulation: A "game" which allows the user to get a feel for the budget - and figure out what changes they'd make.

Nonprofit Right-Wing "Think Tanks" Money Exposed: Taking the "conspiracy" connotation out of the term "vast right-wing conspiracy". A wonderful site for following the trail of cash.

World Health Organization's Iraq Preduction: A copy of the World Health Organization's dossier (PDF) format that was accidentally leaked (and later confirmed) by them about the likely effects of a war with Iraq. Intended as a planning document, it dosuments the overwhelming scale of atrocity such a war will likely inflict (500,000 severe injuries, 900,000 refugees, 2 million IDPs, 3 million in need of therapeutic feeding, epidemic if not pandemic levels of disease...)


The United Nations:

United Nations Resolutions: The United Nations makes almost all of its documents publicly available and easily searchable.


Miscellaneous:


Liberalism Resurgent: An amazing clearinghouse of statistics, editorials and arguments, and more about all kinds of liberal/progressive topics, by the brilliant, former Steve Kangas. Mirror hosted locally.

Goering Speaks: The details, thanks to Snopes, on the quote about Goering talking about how leaders of countries trick their people into going to war.