nuclear weapons
Atomic bomb tests help scientists finally date sharks
Nuclear weapons, whale sharks, and how to use both to make eco-tourism more sustainable.
How to dismantle a nuclear bomb
MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction.
Russian officials give conflicting orders to evacuate near suspected nuclear accident
Russia urges villagers to leave nuclear fallout area and then tells them to come back.
Why a Japanese WWII soldier refused to surrender for 29 years
For the Japanese in World War II, surrender was unthinkable. So unthinkable that many soldiers continued to fight even after the island nation eventually did surrender.
Top 5 KGB operations on U.S. soil
Russia's famed intelligence agency was often successful in getting American secrets.
10 science photos that made history and changed minds
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.
Did Russia just launch a secret space weapon into orbit?
Russia has launched several so-called "inspector satellites" that could potentially be weaponized.
Russia threatens ‘retaliation’ after U.S. declares plan to withdraw from arms treaty
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will withdraw from the 1987 agreement unless Russia falls back into compliance.
Yuri Orlov, the Cornell physicist who was arrested by the KGB and exiled to Siberia
The incredible story of a scientist who survived gulags, fighting to change his country and physics.
Fear of the future: A world gone M.A.D.
Are we standing on the brink of Mutually Assured Destruction?
How game theory solves tough negotiations
Want to tax corporations without scaring them off, outsmart a calculating kid, or get rid of the world's nuclear warheads? Think like a game theorist.
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Why the World May Be Safe with More Nuclear Weapons, Not Fewer
What's really involved in snuffing out a country’s nuclear capabilities—and is that the right war to be waging?
America Is Preventing Nuclear Attacks in All the Wrong Ways
There's a deep psychological reason that America treats nuclear weapons like a spoiled child hogging all the neighborhood candy. Are we too paranoid to see it?
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North Korea Is Only a Threat if the U.S. Keeps Provoking Kim Jong-un
North Korea has a long history of making bellicose threats that defy global norms. So does that mean the country's leaders are irrational, and will act irrationally?
U.S. Nukes at Turkey Base Risk Seizure By “Terrorists”, Warns Think Tank
A Washington think tank raises concerns that U.S. nuclear weapons stored at a military base in Turkey can fall into the wrong hands.