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Nuke the Nukes: The Air Force Wanted to Attack Russian Nuclear Bombers with Nuclear Weapons Nukes

Nuke the Nukes: The Air Force Wanted to Attack Russian Nuclear Bombers with Nuclear Weapons

On July 19, 1957 five Air Force officers assembled in the open desert basin of the Yucca Flats of Nevada and glanced with nervous smiles up at a jet fighter flying high overhead.  They were accompanied by a civilian defense photographer wearing a baseball hat named George Yoshitake. The object…
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March 1, 2020
Donald Trump ‘prepared to hold’ historic arms control talks with Russia and China Nukes

Donald Trump ‘prepared to hold’ historic arms control talks with Russia and China

Senior White House official says US wants China at the table in any talks with Russia aimed at controlling nuclear weapons Donald Trump has told Moscow that the US is prepared to holding a summit with other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in hopes of pushing for three-way arms control…
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February 29, 2020
Freeman Dyson: A ‘Rebel’ Without a PhD Nukes

Freeman Dyson: A ‘Rebel’ Without a PhD

Q&ABy Thomas LinMarch 26, 2014A conversation with the mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson on quantum electrodynamics, climate change and his latest pet project.Freeman Dyson — the world-renowned mathematical physicist who helped found quantum electrodynamics with the bongo-playing, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman and others, devised numerous mathematical techniques, led the team…
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February 28, 2020
Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid Nukes

Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify the Trump administration's release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists.John Rood resigned Wednesday, saying he was leaving…
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February 19, 2020
Pakistan tests a new cruise missile. Can it hit inside India? Nukes

Pakistan tests a new cruise missile. Can it hit inside India?

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday carried out a successful test of its latest Ra’ad-II air-launched cruise missile, with a new range of 600 kilometers.According to the military’s ISPR media branch, the homegrown Ra’ad-II “significantly enhances air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea." The weapon features enhanced guidance…
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February 18, 2020
‘From bad to worse’ Nukes

‘From bad to worse’

DUBAI (Reuters) - Confrontation with America, economic hardship and an airline tragedy have battered Iranians’ confidence in their leaders, posing a potential problem for the authorities in a parliamentary election this week. As the Feb. 21 vote nears, Iranians are in a gloomy mood, exhausted by a succession of crises…
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February 18, 2020