NIS has scanned and uploaded the vast archive of the late nuclear weapons researcher and writer John Ainslie. Over 3000 documents, reports, press cuttings, FOI responses, declassified UK, US and Russian documents dating back to the Cold War are available to browse and search below.
In November 2022 NIS hosted a webinar with some of his friends and colleagues to reflect on John’s work.
Short videos showcasing some of the items in the archive are here.
This blog by Tim Street introduces the archive and John’s life and work.
This document provides a guide to the themes and content of the archive.
The paper archives have been accepted into the National Library of Scotland special collections in Edinburgh and there are two events there on 12 September to showcase and celebrate the homecoming of the archives: Resisting The Bomb