Path: news.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!europa.clark.net!168.143.0.2!news.clark.net!usenetFrom: John Pike <johnpike@fas.org>Newsgroups: alt.war.nuclearSubject: Charter and FAQ - alt.war.nuclearDate: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 18:49:14 -0400Organization: Federation of American ScientistsLines: 101Message-ID: <33EE456A.12AA@fas.org>NNTP-Posting-Host: johnpike-ppp.clark.netMime-Version: 1.0Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitX-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I)alt.war.nuclearCharter and FrequentlyAsked QuestionsLast Updated on 24 May 97, Reposted Twice Monthly.CharterThe purpose of this newsgroup is to discuss/debate the placeof nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass-destructionin the modern world. These include nuclear, biological, andchemical weapons. Technical discussion is also welcome and helps to maintainthe focus of the newsgroup so that it does not degenerateinto purely philosophical banter. Please note that binaries are not accepted by most ISP's innon-binary newsgroups such as this. If you post binaries,they will be unusable by most users. FAQInstead of posting a redundant and long-winded FAQ for thematerial discussed in "alt.war.nuclear", the followingwebsites are excellent and up-to-date resources suitable forquick reference... alt.war.nuclear Newsgroup Archive, Maintained by Gregory Walker      http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/altwarnuke/NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS by CAREY SUBLETTE      The current authorized host sites for this FAQ     are the High Energy Weapons Archive hosted/mirrored at:                      http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html     http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html     http://www.warewulf.com/nuke/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html    and MilNet hosted at:        http://www.milnet.com/milnet/nukeweap/"The High Energy Weapons Archive" Maintained by Carey Sublette      http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/hew/     http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq0.html     http://www.warewulf.com/nuke/"Trinity Atomic Web Site" Maintained by Gregory Walker,focuses mainly on historical information, notably thereproduction of public domain documents.      http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Nuclear Program Web      http://www.nrdc.org/nrdcpro/nuclear/      Includes the estimable The Internet and the     Bomb: A Research Guide to Policy and     Information about Nuclear Weapons - with links     to over 1,000 nuclear-related resources on the     internet.      http://www.nrdc.org/nrdcpro/nuguide/guinx.html"List of Nuclear Detonations" Compiled by James E. Lawson Jr.      http://www.envirolink.org/issues/nuketesting/hew/CATALOGNuclear Forces Guide [under construction for the rest of1997, but feedback and contributions would be vastlyappreciated]      http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/If you discover other equally worthy resources, pleasesubmit them to johnpike@fas.org them for inclusion in thenext update. This FAQ is open to any recommendations andalterations. This FAQ is archived @      http://www.fas.org/nuke/alt_war_nuclear/faq.htmby the Nuclear Resources initiative of the Federation ofAmerican Scientsts  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@John PikeFederation of American Scientists  http://www.fas.org/ Space Policy Project              http://www.fas.org/spp/ Public Eye                        http://www.fas.org/eye/ Intelligence Reform Project       http://www.fas.org/irp/Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.  - Jefferson