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Trinity Bomb Test — Risking Doomsday They Lit the Match Anyway
The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on ...
What you can do about nuclear weapons- 80 years after Trinity Blast | Opinion
The first atomic bomb was tested that morning, the result of the U.S. Manhattan Project to develop the ultimate weapon. Just ...
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Two Public Commemorations of the 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Test
July 16 marks the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test, meaning the birth of the atomic bomb. Two organizations commemorate ...
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TV audience views atomic bomb test for first time
The atomic flash was spotted 430 miles away in southern Idaho, yet cocky GI's and grinning generals popped out of their foxholes within the shadow of the fearsome bomb less than ten seconds after ...
These countries have nuclear weapons or are believed to have them
Nine countries currently either say they have nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them. The five original nuclear weapons states are the United States, Russia, China, France and the United ...
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UChicago to host Nobel laureates, other experts for event on preventing nuclear war
July 14-16 gathering to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war ...
How difficult is building a nuclear weapon? Experts weigh in after Iran strikes
“Supply-side counter proliferation strategies (i.e., trying to deny countries the knowledge, material, and equipment needed to make deliverable nuclear weapons) cannot permanently prevent ...