President Truman announces that he has directed the Atomic Energy Commission “to continue its work on all forms of atomic-energy weapons, including the so-called hydrogen or super bomb.” This is the first confirmation of US H-bomb work.
A year after Typhoon Mawar hit Guam, the Air Force estimates it will need nearly $9.7 billion to rebuild and improve its facilities on the island. The number is close to double the $4.39 billion spent to date rebuilding Tyndall and Offutt Air Force Bases in Florida and Nebraska after…