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Einstein's 1939 letter, warning of atomic weapons, just sold at auction for $3.9 million
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bought a copy of Einstein's infamous 1939 letter to Roosevelt in 20…
Jenny McGrath
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A nuclear bomb is still missing after it was dropped off the Georgia coastline 65 years ago
A nuclear bomb is still missing. In 1958, an Air Force B-47 jet dropped a Mark 15 near Tybee Island…
Jenny McGrath
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I build discreet bomb shelters for wealthy American clients who fear nuclear war. Here are some of their common requests.
Joshua Jordan, an engineer in Texas, builds emergency bunkers for wealthy clients who are nervous a…
Katie Balevic
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A secret bomb and ruined film: Why the US government only told Kodak it was going to test nuclear bombs
Kodak struck a secret deal with the US government to get advance notice before any nuclear testing …
Maiya Focht
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Einstein's last message was a dire warning against nuclear war that's still relevant today. Here's what it said.
The Russell-Einstein manifesto warned nuclear weapons could end humanity. The physicist felt remors…
Jenny McGrath
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Tensions with Iran spotlight Israel's hidden nuclear arsenal
An Israeli official alluded to the country's undeclared nuclear arsenal after Iran's UN mission thr…
Paul Iddon
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Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
Lise Meitner discovered how the process of nuclear fission works but she never won a Nobel Prize an…
Adam Barnes
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Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder fighters may carry nuclear-armed missiles
Pakistan may be arming its JF-17 fighter jets with nuclear-capable missiles, which will only exacer…
Michael Peck
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NASA scientists calculated the exact date an asteroid could hit Earth with the force of at least 24 nuclear bombs. Thankfully, it's a long way off.
There's a 1/2,700 chance asteroid Bennu could hit the Earth, and scientists think it could happen o…
Marianne Guenot
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The nuclear weapons era is making a comeback, and experts say we're all not paying attention
"We are entering nothing short of a new nuclear age," said Vipin Narang, a senior Defense Departmen…
Matthew Loh
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NASA simulated an incoming asteroid impact, and the biggest roadblock to action was penny pinching
NASA gathered about 100 experts to practice a hypothetical discovery of an asteroid with a 72% chan…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This new technology for nuclear power could help fuel the AI revolution
Swiss startup Transmutex has pioneered a way to both reduce nuclear waste and increase energy outpu…
Lakshmi Varanasi
Nuclear-weapons expert breaks down 8 nuclear bombs in movies and TV
Nuclear-weapons physicist Greg Spriggs rates eight nuclear-explosion scenes in movies.He analyzes t…
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Hydrogen bombs vs. atomic bombs: Breaking down the differences in how they work, how much they cost, and which is most powerful
Hydrogen bombs and atomic bombs both operate via nuclear physics, but one is 1,000 times more power…
Adam Barnes
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A nuclear physicist describes 7 things you probably didn't know about radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb
Nuclear warheads, like the one shown here, are short- and long-term killers.gerasimov_foto_174/Shut…
Adam Barnes
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A US supersonic bomber dropped 500-pound bombs in its first live-fire bombing drill on the Korean peninsula in 7 years
It's the first time the B-1B Lancer has joined a live-fire drill on the Korean peninsula since 2017…
Chris Panella
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A rusted Cold War missile built to carry a nuclear bomb discovered in a Washington garage, says report
The rusted Douglas AIR-2 Genie designed to carry a nuclear warhead was purchased at a Washington es…
Rebecca Rommen
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How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic bombs
Hydrogen bombs, considered nuclear weapons, work using a combination of nuclear fission and fusion.…
Adam Barnes
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How atomic bombs work and why Manhattan Project scientists designed two types of bombs during WWII
Atomic bombs work via nuclear fission. When enough radioactive material undergoes fission, it trigg…
Adam Barnes
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How Christopher Nolan recreated the Trinity Test atomic bomb explosion in 'Oppenheimer' without any CGI
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" movie used vintage Hollywood tricks to create an atomic bomb expl…