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Radioactive wasp nests have been found near former nuclear weapons production site

Several radioactive wasp nests have been found in South Carolina at a site that used to produce parts for nuclear weapons, ...
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80 Years On, Chilling Photos Of The Hiroshima Bombing Remind Us Why Nuclear Weapons Are Terrifying

On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first nuclear bomb on the unsuspecting Japanese city of Hiroshima. This cataclysmic ...

Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since A-bomb

NAGASAKI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the ...

Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable

Human judgement remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial ...

Descendants of atomic bomb plane crewman and double survivor team up to abolish nuclear weapons

When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Ari Beser’s grandfather was onboard both of the ...
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Wester: World must disarm nuclear weapons before AI triggers Armageddon

Ahead of his third "Pilgrimage of Peace" to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, ...
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The New Nuclear Generation

Mr. Gurudevan wants to see his generation take to the streets and push through antinuclear legislation across the United States like the nuclear freeze movement did decades earlier. On June 12, 1982, ...

US decision to use nuclear weapons ended World War II

Difficult and controversial as it was, President Truman's decision to drop the bombs saved countless lives, both Japanese and ...

The risk of nuclear war waned after the Cold War. It’s back with a vengeance

The bomb hasn't been used since 1945, apart from test blasts, and after the Cold War ended in 1991, the risk of nuclear war ...