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World’s First Nuclear Blast Left Behind a Mysterious Form of Matter — And Scientists Still Can’t Explain What It Is
It was the world's first test of a nuclear bomb, also known as "Trinity Test." The explosion was equal to 21 kilotons of TNT, ...
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How the First Nuclear Explosion Led to the Discovery of a Rare Form of Matter
On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first-ever nuclear test, known as the Trinity test, in the desert ...
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What does it take to make a nuclear weapon?
Introducing “The Bomb”, our new four-part podcast series on the past, present and future of America’s nuclear stockpile ...
'Heed our warnings': Nobel laureates plea for diplomacy to prevent nuclear war
Top nuclear experts gathered in Chicago to offer world leaders a playbook for reducing the risk of nuclear war.
Russian Nuclear Sabotage In Space Could Blast U.S., SpaceX Satellites
As Russia races to perfect a nuclear-armed spacecraft, it is also likely preparing to launch an orbital sabotage mission to ...
Scientists investigate use of AI to speed analysis of nuclear materials
Scientists have tapped artificial intelligence and powerful computing to take a first step to speed up how quickly officials ...
Top US general says roughly 15 years of planning to defeat Iran's most fortified nuclear site centered on this massive 30,000-pound bomb
Seven B-2 stealth aircraft dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear sites last weekend.
How does nuclear power work and why is the UK investing in it?
The government has announced a deal with private investors to build the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, for an ...
US Nuclear Weapons 'Deployed' to UK for First Time in 17 Years
The U.K. announced over NATO's annual summit in June that it would purchase 12 F-35A nuclear-certified fighter jets.