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US soldiers reportedly leaked nuclear info online accidentally, by using flashcard apps Nuclear Weapons

US soldiers reportedly leaked nuclear info online accidentally, by using flashcard apps

US soldiers stationed in Europe may have accidentally exposed information about the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile when they used flashcard apps to help them remember details about the information, according to a report from open-source intelligence outlet Bellingcat. Foeke Postma, a researcher with Bellingcat, wrote that the soldiers used…
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May 29, 2021
U.S. Soldiers Accidentally Leaked Nuclear Weapons Secrets Online: Report Nuclear Weapons

U.S. Soldiers Accidentally Leaked Nuclear Weapons Secrets Online: Report

Photo: Peter Macdiarmid (Getty Images)U.S. soldiers stationed at various bases in Europe accidentally exposed sensitive data related to America’s nuclear weapons stockpile via poorly secured flashcard apps they were using to memorize said secrets, according to a stunning new report. In what seems like a mind-boggling mishandling of America’s most…
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May 29, 2021
Biden sends special envoy to South Korea to press North on nuclear arms Nuclear Weapons

Biden sends special envoy to South Korea to press North on nuclear arms

US and South Korean leaders ‘deeply concerned’ about relations with Pyongyang, as they also agree action on computer chips shortage Joe Biden and as Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, at the White House on Friday. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Joe Biden and as Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, at the White House…
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May 22, 2021
Biden announces new special envoy to Korean peninsula amid North-South nuclear tensions Nuclear Weapons

Biden announces new special envoy to Korean peninsula amid North-South nuclear tensions

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain "deeply concerned" about situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program. U.S. President Joe…
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May 22, 2021
Nuclear Waste Tank in Washington State May Be Leaking: Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Waste Tank in Washington State May Be Leaking: Department of Energy

SPOKANE, Wash.—An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid into the ground, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. It’s the second tank believed to be leaking waste left from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons…
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April 30, 2021