Nukes

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An analysis of soil samples, ocean sediment, and fruits from the Marshall Islandsthe site of nearly 70 nuclear weapons tests during the 1940s and 1950shas revealed alarmingly high levels of radiation, with some regions at levels exceeding areas affected by th…

A satellite zooming around Mars spotted a lone machine, the Curiosity Rover, exploring the rugged Martian terrain.  The car-sized rover, which has traveled almost 13 miles on Mars over the last seven years, is now carefully inching up the base of Mount Sharp…

Veterans have a more favorable view of President Donald Trump than the general public, but many of them don't trust Trump to make wise decisions when it comes to war and nuclear weapons, according to Pew Research Center. A new Pew survey of veterans found r…

The following is an excerpt from The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb, by Sam Kean. The book is out today and can be purchased here. In 1944 the long-discussed plan to kidnap Werner Heise…

Enlarge/ ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JULY 6, 2019: A Russian Navy officer by a grave during a funeral of the 14 Russian Navy officers killed by the July 1 fire on a deep-water research submersible in the Barents Sea, at the Serafimovskoye cemetery. 4 with 4 pos…

(Repeats with additional links to other stories, text unchanged) * Steps could unravel major achievements of 2015 pact * Iran calls UK seizure of ship "piracy, pure and simple" * IAEA still studying whether Iran has breached uranium limit By Babak Dehghan…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s energy minister described as moderate on Sunday an announced increase of Iranian uranium enrichment but accused Tehran of breaking out of internationally agreed limitations on its nuclear projects and moving towards a potential …

(Reuters) - Iran says it has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, a move which ultimately could lead to the return of all international sanctions on Tehran. Most U.N. sanctions were removed in January 20…

WASHINGTON (AP) With North Korea, President Donald Trump puts on the charm. But with Iran, he cranks up the pressure with economic sanctions and a stronger military presence in the Persian Gulf. He has warned its leaders they are "playing with fire." Nuclear…