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Hydrogen bombs vs. atomic bombs: Breaking down the differences in how they work, how much they cost,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Trinity test (left) was made from an atomic bomb whereas Ivy Mike (right) came from a hydrogen...
Plutonium pit ‘panic’ threatens America’s nuclear ambitions
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis is the second story in a series about Sentinel, the Air Force’s nuclear missile modernization...
Oppenheimer designed the 1st atomic bomb. A secret site in Eastern WA fueled it
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWithout a secret site in Eastern Washington, there would be no “Oppenheimer” movie nor a start to...
How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe first hydrogen bomb test, as part of Operation Ivy, detonated over the Marshall Islands in...
What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell you about atomic bombs
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer. On July 21, 2023, Christropher Nolan’s Oppenheimer...
In the Lab Oppenheimer Built, the U.S. Is Building Nuclear Bomb Cores Again
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAt the New Employee Training (NET) facility of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), empty...
Tri-Cities, Walla Walla events mark atomic bombs using Hanford plutonium 78 years ago
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 10 months agoThe 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, will be observed Wednesday, Aug. 9,...
US agents fooled a yakuza boss into giving them weapons-grade plutonium he thought would be sold to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA photo included in the indictment against Ebisawa showing a Geiger counter held over yellow...
Chemist digs for clues related to New Mexico atomic bomb
Scripps News via AOL· 3 months agoMichael Ketterer lowers himself into an empty water storage tank to collect dust samples from the...
Stanley Thompson: Unsung chemist with unsung impacts on Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn May 24, Carolyn Krause gave a presentation on “Unsung Scientific Heroes of 20th Century Oak Ridge...