Until Moscow resumed nuclear testing last September 1, the US and UK had released more than twice as much radiation into the atmosphere as the Russians, and the fallout from the earlier blasts is still coming down.

Now, of course, that the Russians are the nuclear villains, radiation is a nastier word than it was in the mid, when the US was testing in the atmosphere.

Now, the picture is clouded, and even US Sens. James O. Eastland and John C. Stennis, who remained loyal to the ticket, are uncertain of their status.

He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences and several foreign academies and societies, including the Danish Academy of Sciences, Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, and US National Academy of Sciences.

In 2009, the American Anthropological Association's Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities released its final report concluding, in part, that, " When ethnographic investigation is determined by military missions, not subject to external review, where data collection occurs in the context of war, integrated into the goals of counterinsurgency, and in a potentially coercive environment – all characteristic factors of the HTS concept and its application – it can no longer be considered a legitimate professional exercise of anthropology.

* is the name of three different US warships between 1869 and 1972

The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US $ 100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises.

AFI FEST is the only film festival in the US to hold FIAPF ( Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films ) accreditation.

Every natural-born citizen of a foreign state who is also an American citizen and every natural-born American citizen who is a citizen of a foreign land owes a double allegiance, one to the United States, and one to his homeland ( in the event of an immigrant becoming a citizen of the US ), or to his adopted land ( in the event of an emigrant natural born citizen of the US becoming a citizen of another nation ).

* 1999 – US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving " intentionally false statements " in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

As of April 24, 2008, the average monthly salary is 75, 000 drams ( about $ 242 US dollars ).

American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior.

US dollar is used

* 1790 – The first US Census is conducted.

( It is important to note that in the US some states prohibit the use of the word ' Architect ' to be used in any way to describe an unlicensed person who is in the architectural profession.

There is an active trade in the shells, which sell for more than US $ 1, 400 per metric tonne.

Assault in some US jurisdictions is defined more broadly still as any intentional physical contact with another person without their consent ; but in the majority of the United States, and in England and Wales and all other common law jurisdictions in the world, this is defined instead as battery.

The Triumph of Time is also the US title of James Blish's novel A Clash of Cymbals.

A RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile is launched from USS Shiloh ( CG-67 ) | USS Shiloh, a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser | Ticonderoga-class cruiser.

Most of the US midwest is on square mile grids for surveying purposes.

It spans from Floral City in Citrus County to Howey-in-the Hills in Lake County as a county road, while the segment in Bushnell between I-75 ( Exit 314 ) and US 301 remains a state road.

Two other roads that terminate in Hernando at US 41 are Florida State Road 200 and Citrus County Road 486, known as West Norvell Bryant Highway.

* 25px State Road 200 runs northeast and southwest from Hernando in Citrus County through US 27-301-441 where it becomes a " hidden state road " along US 301 until it reaches Callahan, and is multiplexed with SR A1A into Fernandina Beach.

Most notable are the new Lowes and Home Depot DIY stores to the north of the city on US 441 in the location of the previous Dunn Citrus grove ( the stretch of 441 which runs through the city is named after Fred N. Dunn ).

From there, SR 408 serpentines eastward through the neighborhoods of Orlovista and Pine Hills making major junctions with Florida State Road 435 ( Kirkman Road ), passing through the Pine Hills barrier toll east of Pine Hills Road, Florida State Road 423 ( John Young Parkway ), and US Route 441 ( Orange Blossom Trail ), with the Citrus Bowl being accessible from the Orange Blossom Trail exit.

The Veterans Expressway was built to accommodate the increasing commuter traffic in the Tampa-St. Petersburg metropolitan area, with the Suncoast Parkway opening in 2001, extending from near the northern terminus of the Veterans Expressway to US Route 98, with a possible northern extension to U. S. Route 19 / U. S. Route 98 in Crystal River in Citrus County in the planning and development stages.

* Antelope Valley, a desert region of northern Los Angeles County, California, in the US

Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County.

Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan.

Essexite is named after the type locality in Essex County, Massachusetts, US.

The US natural gas industry started in 1821 at Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York, when William Hart dug a well to a depth of into gas-bearing shale, then drilled a borehole further, and piped the natural gas to a nearby inn where it was burned for illumination.

In Ireland, usage of the word county nearly always comes before rather than after the county name ; thus " County Clare " in Ireland as opposed to " Clare County " in Michigan, US.

* University Synagogue Orange County US

On October 30, 2008, the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors honored Paul Allen for his “ unwavering commitment to nonprofit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and lifetime giving approaching US $ 1 billion .”

Rosetta Stone is a brand of language-learning software published by Rosetta Stone Ltd., headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, US.

For instance, in 2000 a jury in Provo, Utah, took only a few minutes to clear Larry Peterman, owner of a Movie Buffs video store, in Utah County, Utah, a region which had often boasted of being one of the most conservative areas in the US.

Upon returning to Dorchester County, Tubman discovered that Rachel had died, and the children could only be rescued if she could pay a US $ 30 bribe.

Agnew went from his first election as County Executive to Vice President in six years — one of the fastest rises in US political history, comparable with that of Nixon, who became Vice President after four years in the House of Representatives and two years in the Senate.

Around that time her half-sister Wynonna Judd gave her a historic farmhouse and some land in Williamson County, Tennessee, so she moved to Tennessee ; that house has been her primary residence in the US ever since.

Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine.

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland.

Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland.

Washington County is a county located in the western part of the US state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west.

In 1800, the mean center of U. S. population as calculated by the US Census Bureau was found in what is now Howard County.

Delaware County is a county located in the US state of New York.

The oldest ( 1919 ) continuously operating automobile racing dirt track in the US is the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, NY

Of the 10 Counties named Orange in the US, Orange County NY is the oldest ( 1683 ).

In 1881, the US returned of Knox County, Nebraska to the Ponca, and about half the tribe moved back north from Indian Territory.

Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116, 250 ( U. S. Bureau of the Census, 2010 ), making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.

It is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a part of Dukes County, which also includes Cuttyhunk and the other Elizabeth Islands, as well as the island of Nomans Land, which is both a US Wildlife preserve, as well as a US Naval practice bombing range which continues to be controversial.