Built by Second World War hero Charles de Gaulle and confirmed by … laying out France’s post-Brexit nuclear strategy at Paris’ Ecole de Guerre.
The biggest threat to space commerce is the sun
Even the U.S. National Intelligence Council in 2012 called such an event, if severe enough, one of its “black swans,” along with nuclear war, a global …
No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
During a nuclear attack, the Air Force could fire rockets with the AN/DRC-8, if necessary, which would then fly very low in space across the missile …
New study resurrects woolly mammoth DNA to explore cause of extinction
TORONTO — Woolly Mammoths may have developed a slew of genetic defects that potentially caused the extinction of a herd found near Siberia, …
AI Weekly: Announcing our AI and security special issue
… is that cybersecurity is a never ending, escalating arms race between good guys and bad guys, and the advent of AI is proverbial nuclear warfare.
‘The Nation’ Nominated for 2020 National Magazine Award
The lecture series takes its name from his 1982 seminal work on the consequences of nuclear war. It is an annual lecture of original work delivered by …
K-25 History Center has grand opening this month
K-25 helped enrich uranium for “Little Boy,” a nuclear weapon dropped over Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, shortly before the end of World War …
Looking Back as Doomsday Clock Inches Toward Midnight
At 100 seconds to midnight, the Doomsday Clock is closer than ever to the end, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported. Threats of nuclear war …
Exploring the Mysterious and Beautiful Island of Vis, Croatia
This includes coastal tunnels to hide submarines and a bomb shelter designed to help 200 people survive a nuclear war. Despite the darker side of …
How would New Zealand cope in a global catastrophe?
And he’s just getting started. Nuclear war? “Could break out at any moment.” Pandemic virus? “There’s probably an increasing risk from biotechnology …