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A meteor that incinerated the residents of an ancient city inspired the biblical story of Sodom, research suggests
Millennia ago, a meteor half the size of the Statue of Liberty struck an Middle Eastern city. The e…
Aylin Woodward
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Ukraine is making a new drone called Sting that flies faster than 100 mph to kill Russia's Iranian Shahed drones: report
Ukrainian drone maker Wild Hornets is building a drone designed to chase and destroy Shahed-136 att…
Matthew Loh
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Ukraine just got a new Western air-defense system meant to wipe out Russian drones by firing 1,000 rounds per minute
The German-made air-defense system can defend against aircraft, cruise missiles, and certain types …
Thibault Spirlet
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Andrew Webber's forever war
A successful attorney and decorated vet gave up everything to fight for Ukraine. His family is stil…
Sam Fellman,Ryan Pickrell
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Videos show Israel's military used incendiary bombs in Gaza that can cause horrific burns
Human Rights Watch says the use of white phosphorus is unlawful when done in densely populated area…
Sonam Sheth
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German-made anti-aircraft guns from the 1960s are one of Ukraine's best weapons against Russia's exploding drones, and this video shows one blasting them out of the sky
Gepards have proven to be very effective in downing Iranian-made Shaheds, as well as other low-alti…
Jake Epstein
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Germany has finally figured out how to build more ammo for the 1960s-era cannon Ukraine is using to blast Russian drones
These self-propelled guns have proven to be a key plug in Ukraine's multi-layered air-defense netwo…
Jake Epstein
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A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine
Despite being close to 50 years old, the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has filled an impo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A car-size asteroid flew within 1,830 miles of Earth over the weekend — the closest pass ever — and we didn't see it coming
The asteroid, known as 2020 GQ or ZTF0DxQ, flew so close to Earth that it's now the closest known e…
Dave Mosher,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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Russia's war in Ukraine raises a harrowing question: How widespread would fallout from a nuclear bomb be?
A modern-day nuclear bomb could wipe out an entire city and cause third-degree burns in nearby area…
Aria Bendix
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A deadly fight 33 years ago shows just how destructive a war between the US and Iran could get
Operation Praying Mantis, the largest US naval action since World War II, offers a glimpse of what …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Why Putin's new 'doomsday' device is so much more deadly and horrific than a regular nuke
"When a thermonuclear weapon is surrounded with with ordinary cobalt (cobalt-59) metal," as Russia'…
Alex Lockie
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Stunning New Details From The Largest Asteroid Impact In A Century
Thanks to cell phones, dashboard video cameras, and other recording devices, researchers have been …
Dina Spector
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An asteroid just flew by Earth two times closer than the moon - and we barely saw it coming
Had a porous rock asteroid of 111 feet (34 meters) long hit Earth at a 45-degree angle, the simulat…
Dave Mosher
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This nuclear-explosion simulator shows how well your house might protect you from radioactive fallout
Nukemap's fallout-cloud feature shows that fallout is mostly limited to explosions that happen near…
Dave Mosher
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Putin's nuclear 'doomsday machine' could trigger 300-foot tsunamis - but the worst effects might come from the fallout
He wrote that in part because of speculation that the underwater weapon might be "salted," or surro…
Dave Mosher
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China Already Has A Plan To Sink The US Fleet In Any Upcoming Battles
Tan Weihong, Commander of China's Second Artillery Force said, "Conventional missiles are a trump c…
Robert Johnson
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These maps show just how enormous North Korea's previous 3 nuclear tests might have been
North Korea has conducted three previous suspected nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, and 2013. There's …
Armin Rosen
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North Korea's last nuclear test had a fireball the width of 4 Manhattan blocks
For reference's sake we used Business Insider's offices at 20th st and 5th Ave in Manhattan as nucl…