… Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by atomic bomb explosions 75 years ago this August, hastening the end of World War II.
Funding Nuclear Weapons at a Time of National Crisis
Jobs, racial equality, climate change, war, class, gender, and nuclear weapons were all connected and part of the same fight: universal human rights, …
Gold’s July mini-rally loses steam
… when fears of a nuclear war and the woes of Jimmy Carter’s presidency amid the Iranian hostage crisis saw paper currencies exchanged for gold on …
Remembering Kevin Rafferty
A found-footage film about the threat of nuclear war that was simultaneously hilarious and chilling, it was a big deal. Everyone was talking about it.
A Forgotten Legacy: How Nuclear Reactors Built for War Transformed Peacetime Science
(Inside Science) — On July 16 this year, on what marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear bomb test, a patient may go to the doctor for a heart …
The Diversity and Greatness of Manhattan Project Alumni
After the war, he conducted research on optics and nuclear energy, and developed mathematical models and shielding techniques for gamma …
The Fear of Setting the Planet on Fire with a Nuclear Weapon
He also noted that while he shares Dudley’s opposition to nuclear war, “it is totally unnecessary to add to the many good reasons against nuclear war …
How Culture Wrestled with the Atomic Age
It captivated kids growing up during the Cold War: They played with atomic-themed toys, read comics that referenced radiation and attacks, and …
When Physics Faced the Darkest Part of Reality
The impact of a potential nuclear war remained the critical issue for the atomic scientist groups in the late 1940s and early 1950s, as the atomic rivalry …
Has Israel been sabotaging Iran? Here’s what we know.
Second, an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facility would fit the emerging … For years, Israel has been waging a “campaign between wars” to prevent …