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March 3, 1986	Ministry for State Security of the GDR, Main Department I, 'Topical Report on the Status of Reorganization and Modernization of the Chinese Armed Forces' A detailed report on the status of China's armed forces, including the PRC's nuclear weapons strategy.
September 1945	Atomic Bomb (Report of the Group of [Soviet] Embassy Staff Members Who Visited Hiroshima) A group of staff members from the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo interviewed Japanese witnesses of the atomic bomb explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They found that the two bombs wreaked havoc on the bodies of those within a small radius of the explosion; most survivors exhibited severe burns, a decreased white blood cell count, and injuries from broken glass. Witnesses from outside this radius faced less severe injuries, and the Embassy staff note that the Japanese press has been exaggerating the effects of the atomic bomb in order to justify the nation’s unconditional surrender.
September 1945	G.J. Malik, 'Clarifications on the Compilation [about the Atomic Bomb]' Soviet ambassador Yakov Malik introduces a compilation of eyewitness materials and data gathered in the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Staff members from the Soviet embassy in Tokyo were sent to survey the explosion sites, speaking personally with survivors and capturing footage of the affected cities.
August 19, 1955	Proposal of the USSR Ministry of Higher Education on Providing Assistance to the Chinese People’s Republic in Training Specialists for Work in the Area of the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy The CPSU CC agrees to assist the PRC with nuclear energy training.
August 19, 1955	Letter to the Soviet Ambassador [in Beijing] The Soviet Union will help to train Chinese specialists in the area of nuclear energy.
September 4, 1954	Meeting held by Marshal of the Soviet Union Com. G.K. Zhukov 4 September 1954 at Totskoye Camps Notes from a discussion among Soviet military leaders concerning the risk of contamination during the Totskoye nuclear exercise.
April 1954	I. Petrov, 'On Safety [during the Totskoye Nuclear Exercise]' Petrov details efforts to limit contamination from the Totskoye nuclear exercise in 1954.
October 7, 1968	Decisions of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU for 3-11 October 1968, '17. The Issue of the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research' The Politburo approves the resolution drafted by the USSR Council of Ministers.
October 7, 1968	Directive Sent to Cde. I.D. Morokhov, Soviet Representative, Vienna Instructions and language from the Politburo to the Soviet representative about the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
October 7, 1968	Decisions of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU for 3-11 October 1968, '16. On the Issue of the Draft Resolution of the USA on the Responsibility of the International Agency for Atomic Energy to Conduct Peaceful Nuclear Explosions' The Politburo confirms the instructions previously sent to their delegation at the IAEA General Conference, in regards to the IAEA's responsibilities towards nuclear testing.Decisions of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU for 3-11 October 1968