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Exploring Atomic Bomb History Beyond Los Alamos
New York Times· 5 days agoThe blockbuster movie about J. Robert Oppenheimer might have left the impression that only New Mexico was involved in developing America’s atomic bomb.
Iran’s Attack on Israel Has Deepened Concerns About Its Nuclear Program
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoClose observers of Iran’s nuclear development have long believed the country’s top leaders have...
History Shows How to Win the Quantum Computing Race
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn the 1940s, a quantum race produced the creation of nuclear weapons and unleashed a technology explosion. Crucially, the U.S. won the competition to...
Russia vetoes UN resolution calling for prevention of nuclear arms race in space
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHe said the movie “Oppenheimer” about Robert Oppenheimer, who directed the U.S. project during World...
At Annapolis Film Festival, new documentary shows side of nuclear test ‘Oppenheimer’ did not tell
CapitalGazette.com· 5 days agoYears later, Barbara Kent would be the only dancer who survived that morning. The girls, most of...
Analysis | The nuclear threats that loom over Iran and Israel
Washington Post· 7 days agoA volley of back-and-forth strikes between Israel and Iran, culminating with explosions in the...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left the entire region at a heightened risk of radioactive...
EconoTimes· 6 days agoRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the country’s nuclear facilities at considerable risk. For example, on April 7 a drone attacked Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. This attack on ...
The Morals of Extermination
The Atlantic· 2 days agoSINCE 1945, the American government has devoted the better part of our national energies to preparations for wholesale human extermination. This curious enterprise has been disguised as a scientifically ...
7 unconfirmed, unlucky tales of people killed by meteorites
Astronomy Magazine· 7 days agoOn many occasions, space rocks have exploded over populated areas and sent thousands of meteorites...
Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophe risk expert weighs in.
Vox· 5 days agoFallout, a recently released show on Amazon Prime based on the popular video game franchise, is the...