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Solar Flare of May 23, 1967

How a 1967 Solar Storm Nearly Led to Nuclear War

By Mike Wall published

The Sun
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'Small' Nuclear War Could Trigger Catastrophic Cooling

By Charles Q. Choi published

Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade, researchers say.

Warfare
radiation, nuclear energy, nulcear power, nuclear weapons

Debunking Myths on Nuclear Power (It's Not For Making Bombs) (Op-Ed)

By Martin Boland published

How closely is power generation connected with weapons production?

Nuclear Energy
Georgia Nuclear Power Plant

President Obama's Upside-Down Nuclear Weapons Policy (Op-Ed)

By Elliott Negin published

Why is the President replacing nukes instead of upgrading them?

Human Behavior
nuclear, nuclear bomb, explosion, nuclear explosion

US Air Force Almost Detonated Atomic Bomb Over North Carolina

By Tia Ghose published

Warfare
researcher Sandy Ballard and colleagues from Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed SALSA3D, a 3-D model of the Earth's mantle and crust designed to help pinpoint the location of all types of explosions

New 3D Earth Model Pinpoints Earthquakes, Nuclear Blasts

By Charles Q. Choi published

A new 3D model of Earth's crust and mantle could help scientists better pinpoint the sources of earthquakes and nuclear explosions around the globe, improving monitoring efforts.

Earthquakes
very large array radio telescopes

Satellites Could Detect Rogue Nuclear Tests

By Tia Ghose published

The underground blast sends traceable waves into the upper atmosphere.

Warfare
a plutonium pellet

Hidden Fingerprint of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Finally Found

By Jesse Emspak published

After 50 years, physicists detect the radioactive compound's signal.

Physics & Mathematics
The doomsday clock updates

Imminent Destruction? Doomsday Clock Moved 1 Minute Closer to Midnight

By Stephanie Pappas published

The Fukushima nuclear meltdown and climate changed factored into the doom decision.

Climate Change
The Stokes atmospheric nuclear test, conducted at the Nevada Test Site on August 7, 1957, exploded from a balloon.

A Small Nuclear War Would Stall Global Warming

By Natalie Wolchover published

The result would be global cooling, crop failure, famine and disease.

Climate Change
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