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We see an enormous, fiery asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere and very nearly hitting our blue planet

Could scientists stop a 'planet killer' asteroid from hitting Earth?

By Brandon Specktor published

If a mile-wide asteroid is discovered hurtling toward Earth, our survival might depend on launching 1,000 spacecraft — or one well-placed nuke.

Asteroids
The Tsar Bomba explodes over the Russian Arctic

Russia declassifies footage of 'Tsar Bomba' — the most powerful nuclear bomb in history

By Brandon Specktor last updated

In 1961, Russia detonated the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuke in history, over a remote Arctic island. New footage has been declassified and shared on YouTube.

Warfare
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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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One of the 'Heisenberg cubes' recovered from the failed Nazi atomic weapons programme.

Nazi bomb plot cubes could finally be identified

By Ben Turner published

Hundreds of the cubes were lost in the chaotic aftermath of World War II. Now, the new technique could help to find them.

Warfare
Russia has never acknowledged that any nuclear accident took place at the Mayak facility in the Chelyabinsk region in 2017.

Mysterious Radiation Cloud Over Europe Traced to Secret Russian Nuclear Accident

By Tom Metcalfe published

The cloud held up to 100 times the level of radiation released after the Fukushima accident in Japan in 2011.

Nuclear Energy
The Doomsday Plane can refuel while in flight.

This 'Doomsday Plane' Can Survive a Nuclear Attack

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

A reporter recently got a tour of the secretive military plane. Here's what she found.

Warfare
A mushroom cloud from the world's first successful hydrogen bomb test, on Nov. 1, 1952.

Hydrogen Bomb vs. Atomic Bomb: What's the Difference?

By Stephanie Pappas published

Warfare
Minuteman III ICBM Rises into the Sky

US Test-Launches Another Ballistic Missile (Video, Photos)

By Mike Wall published

For the second week in a row, the United States Air Force has tested an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Space Exploration
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Diver Finds Long-Lost Nuke While Hunting Sea Cucumbers

By Tia Ghose published

A diver hunting for sea cucumbers in British Columbia, Canada, came across what may be the United States' first lost nuclear weapon, or 'broken arrow'

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How a Nuclear Bomb Could Save Earth From an Asteroid

By Mike Wall published

A 1-megaton blast would do the trick, according to a supercomputer study.

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