Wildfire scorches more than 12,500 acres near weapons testing site in Central Valley A wildfire in San Joaquin county has reached 8,800 acres and is just 10% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The so-called Corral Fire was identified as 30 acres when it was reported late Saturday afternoon near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, southwest of Tracy. 06/1/2024 - 6:03 pm | View Link
CT congressional members: allowing Ukraine to use U.S. weapons against Russia won't escalate war Connecticut's U.S. Sen. Blumenthal, U.S. Rep. Himes say allowing limited expansion of American weapons can help Ukraine in battle with Russia. 05/31/2024 - 9:23 am | View Link
Rare dispute reveals China and North Korea's ongoing discord over nuclear weapons North Korea's recent criticism of China has revealed tensions between the two nations. North Korea condemned China, Japan and South Korea for discussing denuclearization. 05/29/2024 - 4:59 am | View Link
U.S. House may consider extending nuclear weapons damages program without Missouri A proposal to renew compensation for cancer victims who were exposed to radioactive material from the nation’s weapons development without expanding the program to Missouri and several other states amounted to a betrayal, 05/28/2024 - 3:10 pm | View Link
Iran bolsters stock of enriched uranium after denying it’s pursuing nuclear weapons, watchdog warns Iran has bolstered its supply of enriched uranium, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reportedly warned in a confidential report Monday. 05/27/2024 - 8:40 am | View Link
Nuclear weapon The effects of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from conventional weapons because of the vast amounts of explosive energy they can release and the kinds of effects they produce, such as high temperatures and radiation. The prompt effects of a nuclear explosion and fallout are well known through data gathered from the ... 05/30/2024 - 8:25 pm | View Link
Nuclear weapons: Why reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key ... March 3, 2022. Cite this article Reuse our work freely. The shockwave and heat that the detonation of a single nuclear weapon creates can end the lives of millions of people immediately. But even larger is the devastation that would follow a nuclear war. The first reason for this is nuclear fallout. 05/30/2024 - 2:05 pm | View Link
How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist, and Who Has Them? Nuclear weapons analysts estimate that the world’s nine nuclear states—China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—have around 13,000... 05/30/2024 - 6:34 am | View Link
How the advent of nuclear weapons changed the course of history In the 75 years since the first successful test of a plutonium bomb, nuclear weapons have changed the face of warfare. Here, troops in the 11th Airborne division watch an atomic explosion at... 05/30/2024 - 6:13 am | View Link
Nuclear weapon | History, Facts, Types, Countries, Blast Radius ... Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two. Fission weapons are commonly referred to as atomic bombs, and fusion weapons are referred to as thermonuclear bombs or, more commonly, hydrogen bombs. 05/30/2024 - 3:57 am | View Link