Lot 282
Van Kirk, Theodore "Dutch" - Signed Book on Limiting Nuclear Proliferation. "The International Control of Atomic Energy: Scientific Information Transmitted to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission June 14, 1946- October 14, 1946." Book Prepared by The Department of State, 9 x 6", 195 pp, soft cover. Inscribed and signed by Theodore Van Kirk, navigator of the Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Van Kirk writes on the half-title page: "As stated on p. 164, The best control measure for the prevention of atomic bomb manufacture are those intended to prevent the accumulation of the essential fissionable materials. Theodore Van Kirk - Navigator - Enola Gay / 6 Aug. 1945" This was one of the first official reports to the U. N on controlling the proliferation of the A Bomb.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
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