Nuclear Weapons

Inside the Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector during work on the detectors.Credit: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, Univ. Tokyo Nuclear-weapons physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines considered the neutrino “the smallest bit of material reality ever conceived of by man” .That was in a commentary1 for Nature in 1956, published a few months after…

Europe00:01 GMT 11.04.2020(updated 00:43 GMT 11.04.2020) Get short URLIn 2010, the Bundestag voted to remove US nuclear bombs from Germany. In 2017, the German government's deputy spokeswoman, Ulrike Demmer, advocated nuclear weapons on the country's territory, saying that there "remains a need for nuclear deterrence".The US secretly modernized nuclear weapons…

Of all the countries in the world, just nine are believed to have developed nuclear weapons. One member of this exclusive club is Pakistan, a country that occupies a unique strategic position on the Indian subcontinent. An ally of the United States and China and archenemy of India, Pakistan has…

Unlike India, Pakistan lacks a sea-based nuclear delivery platform and thus does not have a three-pronged nuclear triad. Worst still for Islamabad, Pakistan is hindered by a lack of cash, and there are questions about how secure the nuclear missiles in Pakistan are from falling into non-state actor’s hands.  First-Use…

Saudi Arabia has nearly completed construction of its first nuclear reactor, sparking fears about the country’s quest for nuclear power.New satellite images, first published by Bloomberg, show construction on the building site has made significant process over the past three months.The three images below show the rapid developments on the…

Bombastic TV host Piers Morgan’s probing of Minister Michael Gove about who’s in control of the UK’s nuclear weapons while the PM is being treated for Covid-19 has divided Twitter. Some social media users praised the interview, while others branded the question about the country’s nuclear arsenal as “stupid.”Morgan appeared…

Scientists have accurately estimated the age of whale sharks—the biggest fish in the sea—using clues from Cold War-era nuclear bomb tests. It’s the first time researchers have verified the age of this majestic species, the largest fish in the sea. One whale shark in the study was an estimated 50…

Study author Mark Meekan swimming with a whale shark. (Photo: Wayne Osborn) Scientists are determining the lifespan of the world’s largest fish with the help of nuclear weapons tests from the 1950s and 60s. While researchers have made a lot of progress understanding the behavioural patterns of the endangered whale…

Real life Viruses and Hollywood Viruses are different. Real life Viruses have unpleasant symptoms. Hollywood Viruses have mutant-zombie-vampires with anger issues. Real life viruses can be controlled with handwashing and staying indoors. Hollywood viruses are controlled by running around with guns, controlled explosions and occasionally nuclear weapons. Real Life Viruses…

The United States has allowed companies from Russia, China and Europe to continue their work at Iranian nuclear facilities without being subject to American sanctions, the US State Department announced on Monday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the waiver extensions but couched the decision as one that…