Nukes

I never expected how researching the US government’s doomsday plans would thoroughly prepare me for the threat of Donald Trump. I’d spent the five years before Trump’s election researching and writing what I saw as a fun—even lighthearted—history of the Cold War and the nation’s secret plans for Armageddon. Trump’s…

Donald Trump may be the last loser to win through the electoral college. Two of the last three presidencies, Trump's included, have gone to the candidate who lost the popular vote. In 2000, the Supreme Court halted the Florida recount, handing the election to George W. Bush. It was later…

Elderly were denied intensive care during Covid peak Over-80s were denied intensive care treatment at the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, according to The Sunday Times. The paper says new guidelines were also used to prevent many elderly coronavirus patients from receiving ventilation. Hospitals in Manchester, Liverpool, London, the Midlands…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has raised to $95.8 billion the estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles to replace the Minuteman 3 arsenal that has operated continuously for 50 years, officials said Monday. The estimate is up about $10 billion from four years ago. The…

Updated / Monday, 19 Oct 2020 11:18 HMS Vigilant is part of the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent A British Royal Navy officer has been sent home from a submarine after he arrived at work to take charge of nuclear missiles while unfit for duty. Lieutenant Commander Len Louw is facing…

Ben Macintyre tells the “extraordinary” story of Ursula Kuczynski, the Soviet spy who posed as an Oxfordshire housewife, and food writer Bill Buford provides a “rollicking” account of his time training at a Lyon restaurant.Book of the week  Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre “When Ben Macintyre’s name is on the cover, you…

Kojima weeps gentlyIt pains me to report that, no, all Metal Gear Solid V players did not cast aside their nuclear arms in pursuit of world peace. We have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok, and flat-out deceived. Earlier this summer, the PS3 version of Metal Gear Solid V finally realized Hideo…

LAKE CHARLES, UNITED STATES: After being pummelled by two hurricanes in six weeks, residents in this Louisiana city don't even know which storm to blame for the area's widespread damage. "Honestly, I can't tell what was from what hurricane," sheriff's deputy Aymond said of the debris littering the streets of…

New Delhi: India on Saturday reiterated its nuclear doctrine of “No First Use” against nuclear weapon states and non-use against non-nuclear weapon states. India also reiterated its commitment to a universal, verifiable and non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. New Delhi's position was reiterated by Foreign…

NASA and the ESA have released a timelapse clip of images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showing a supernova slowly dying far away.  The supernova took roughly a year in Earth time to go from incredibly bright to dull and dim. Whatever was orbiting the star when it detonated…