(from the article `United Nations`) Because of the enormous destructive power realized with the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II, the General Assembly in 1946 ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/120
(from the article `nuclear weapon`) On Oct. 18, 1945, the French Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l`Énergie Atomique; CEA) was established by Gen. Charles de Gaulle with the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/120
U.S. federal civilian agency established by the Atomic Energy Act, which was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on Aug. 1, 1946, to ... [10 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/120
AECnoun a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974