Catalogue description Fission Fragments: Journal of Home Office Scientific Advisers's Branch and successors

The journal Fission Fragments was first published by the Scientific Adviser's Branch in 1961, and continues to be produced today by the present Scientific Research and Development Branch, for distribution to the volunteer local authority scientific advisers, originally called 'scientific intelligence officers'. Articles in the journal are written mainly by members of the branch, but have also been contributed by local authority scientific advisers and by the former Civil Defence Department of the Home Office: they range across all aspects of civil defence against conventional, nuclear, chemical and biological warfare. Publication is at irregular intervals, depending upon the availability of material and the importance of its early circulation.