The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson
The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.
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DOGE’s incompetence is a clear and present danger to America’s nuclear safety
You may think we have too many nuclear weapons. Or you may think we don’t have enough. One thing you most certainly do not think, however, is that we should arbitrarily fire the people who keep these ...
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The Single Most Terrifying Cold War Event
At Checkpoint Charlie, American and Soviet tanks stood face to face, ready for battle. But behind closed doors, Kennedy was ...
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...
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Radioactive Dust From The Cold War Still Blows Around Europe
In 2022, samples from a Sahara dust storm showed that radioactivity from nuclear tests 70 years ago still drifts around ...
Worried about World War 3? You could buy your very own Cold War nuclear bunker
The Brislington War Room was built in 1953 to protect the then regional government from an atomic bomb, but has been left ...
Murray: Trump layoffs leave Hanford nuclear site with ‘skeleton crew’
Layoffs at the Hanford site included safety engineers and scientists, Sen. Patty Murray said. Hundreds of other federal ...
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'There's a price for deterrence': Monument to honor men killed at Roswell area nuclear silos in early 60s
A new monument will be put up in southeast New Mexico honoring the sacrifices eight men made while aiding the United States’ ...
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Gosar reintroduces bill to expand compensation for Cold War nuclear test victims
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has reintroduced the Downwinders Parity Act, a bill aimed at expanding compensation for victims of ...
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit nuclear security, loans office, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of ...