About Folder
Title
National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 51, Safety of Nuclear Weapons and Weapons Systems
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKNSF-330-001
Date(s) of Materials
10 June 1960-9 March 1961, undated
Folder Description
This folder contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 51 (NSAM 51) titled, “Safety of Nuclear Weapons and Weapons Systems,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is correspondence between Bundy and Representative Chet Holifield, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; and a letter from Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg to Congressman Holifield regarding a review of safety standards for nuclear weapons.
Extent / Physical Description
66 digital pages
Series
Series 06. Meetings and Memoranda.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files. Meetings and Memoranda. National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 51, Safety of Nuclear Weapons and Weapons Systems. JFKNSF-330-001. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Subject(s)
Contributor(s)
Bundy, McGeorge, 1919-1996
Holifield, Chet (Chester Earl), 1903-1995
Seaborg, Glenn Theodore, 1912-1999
Media Type
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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