Franck Report

E37322

historical document memorandum policy recommendation report

The Franck Report was a 1945 memorandum by scientists of the Manhattan Project’s Metallurgical Laboratory urging caution and international control over nuclear weapons, and recommending a non-combat demonstration of the atomic bomb.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical document → memorandum → policy recommendation report →
addressedTo	Interim Committee on nuclear policy → United States government →
associatedWithProject	Manhattan Project →
author	Donald J. Hughes → Eugene Rabinowitch → Glenn T. Seaborg → Herbert L. Anderson NERFINISHED → J. C. Stearns → J. J. Nickson → James Franck → Leo Szilard →
commissionedBy	Metallurgical Laboratory →
concern	international security → moral implications of atomic bomb use → nuclear arms race →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
date	1945 →
editor	Eugene Rabinowitch →
field	nuclear physics → science policy →
goal	discourage nuclear arms race → promote international agreement on nuclear control →
historicalContext	final phase of World War II →
influenced	early debates on nuclear arms control →
language	English →
namedAfter	James Franck →
placeOfOrigin	Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago →
preparedBy	Committee on Political and Social Problems →
proposedDemonstrationLocation	uninhabited area →
recommendedAction	avoidance of surprise military use of atomic bombs → international control of nuclear weapons → non-combat demonstration of the atomic bomb →
signatory	Donald J. Hughes → Eugene Rabinowitch → Glenn T. Seaborg → Herbert L. Anderson NERFINISHED → J. C. Stearns → J. J. Nickson → James Franck → Leo Szilard →
subject	arms control → atomic bomb → nuclear policy → nuclear weapons →
title	Franck Report →
typeOfRecommendation	caution in first use of atomic weapons →
year	1945 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James Franck →	notableWork
Met Lab →	subjectOf
Franck Report →	title