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The USA exploded a nuclear bomb in space... then terrifying effects spread across the planet

During the Cold War, the United States carried out terrifying classified experiments involving nuclear explosions in space, ...
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A look at the largest nuclear explosions in history

There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was opened for signature on July 1 ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Supersonic airliners, ozone, and wildfire smoke: Origins of the nuclear winter theory

When atmospheric chemists Paul Crutzen and John Birks added smoke into their computer models of nuclear war scenarios, they ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

‘Earth in flames,’ Brian Toon and Alan Robock on whether humans will die from an asteroid or nuclear war first

Nuclear war is much more unpredictable than asteroids, but, unlike the dinosaurs of 66 million years ago, humans can avoid ...
Science News

If another country tested nuclear weapons, here’s how we’d know

President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ...
Los Angeles Times

U.S. sheds light on its allegation of Chinese nuclear test and urges nations to push for disarmament

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After the U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty expired, U.S. officials revealed declassified details of an alleged 2020 ...