Department of State
State Department contract to study detecting nuclear tests with smartphones (2014–2015)
Correspondence · written 2014 · released 27 April 2026
Why this matters
Contract records for a State Department-funded study of whether the sensors in ordinary smartphones could help detect clandestine nuclear tests. Released through FOIA in 2026. A small window into crowd-sourced verification ideas in arms control.
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Department of State. "State Department contract to study detecting nuclear tests with smartphones (2014–2015)." 2014. Released 27 April 2026. https://www.governmentattic.org/62docs/DOSdetNukeTstsSmartPhones2014-2015.pdf (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0122).
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