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Explorers took a submersible down to the deepest shipwreck known, the USS Johnston in the Philippines Sea.

Explorers dive to deepest known shipwreck

By Yasemin Saplakoglu last updated

The team reached the USS Johnston, a U.S. Navy destroyer that sank on Oct. 25, 1944 after an intense battle with the Japanese during World War II.

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Here we see at least nine large open boxes filled with gold coins and jewelry that was collected by the Nazis from their victims. These were found in a cave adjoining the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Is Nazi gold real?

By Martin McGuigan published

Nazi soldiers looted numerous valuable items and tons of gold, but the chances of locating buried treasure are tiny.

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History of War magazines

Custer's last stand: How the Native American victory unfolded

By Tom Garner last updated

Inside History of War issue 109: Read a blow-by-blow account of the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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The Sammy B wreck's torpedo tubes.

World's deepest shipwreck found — a US navy warship sunk in biggest sea battle of WWII

By Ben Turner last updated

The warship was sunk in a fierce four-day battle in October 1944 during the Pacific War

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On July 19, 2018, Russia completed a drop test of the RS-28 Sarmat liquid-fueled superheavy intercontinental ballistic missile.

How deadly is Putin's nuclear 'Satan 2' missile?

By Ben Turner published

The new missile doesn’t appear to add much to Russia’s already existing nuclear threat.

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Able Archer was part of the annual Autumn Forge Nato exercise

Able Archer: The NATO exercise that almost went nuclear

By Callum McKelvie published

Reference Able Archer was a 1983 NATO military exercise that nearly triggered war with the Soviet Union

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Maxar satellite imagery shows the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, where workers are being held hostage by Russian forces, on March 10, 2022.

Ukraine invasion's impacts on the world of science: Live updates

By Nicoletta Lanese, Brandon Specktor, Ben Turner, Jeanna Bryner published

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is being felt far and wide, from risks to nuclear power plants to impacts on science experiments to fear of a nuclear war.

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world war III

Can we prevent World War III? History of diplomacy and deterrence

By Michael E. Haskew published

Reference A hotline between Washington and Moscow, along with other measures, facilitates communication at critical times to avoid World War III.

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Bataan Death March

Bataan Death March: Japan's WWII massacre

By Miguel Miranda published

Reference The Bataan Death March was an horrific event that killed 20,000 prisoners, after the fall of the Philippines in 1942.

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The EA-18G Growler is an electronic-attack aircraft.

US Navy sends 'electronic attack' jets to Germany: Here's how they work.

By Tom Metcalfe published

The U.S. just sent six "electronic attack" aircraft to Germany to overcome enemy air defenses by crippling the radar systems that they often depend upon.

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