US to test aging plutonium in its nuclear arsenal media
The experiment will take place this spring at Nevadas PULSE facility National Public Radio reports The US is preparing for ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
Scientists Debunk Claim That Iran’s 2024 Earthquake Was a Nuclear Weapons Test
Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that ...
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Doomsday Clock Warns Us of 'The Day After' | Opinion
His successor, President John F. Kennedy, likewise thought the same and the efforts of both presidents led to the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union. The 1963 treaty banned ...
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Study debunks nuclear test misinformation following 2024 Iran earthquake
Nuclear tests have very different signatures, which are explosive.” Historical seismic data further supports this conclusion, ...
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Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the adoption of a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty; France is actively fighting proliferation by responsibly resolutely to ...
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America’s nuclear gamble: The dangerous push to resume atmospheric testing
“Resuming atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons would be disastrous,” says Joseph Mangano, executive director of the Radiation and Public Health Project. He cited the “lessons learned from ...
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China Appears to Build Giant Nuclear Fusion Research Site
Satellite images suggest China is building a massive fusion research facility, larger than its US counterpart, potentially ...
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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Provides a Way to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe
Will the world ever be free of the menace of nuclear annihilation? There was a promising start along these lines during the late twentieth century, ...