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Missing Tiny, Deadly Radioactive Capsule Spurs Nationwide Search in Australia
The cesium-137 capsule fell off a truck. Being near it is like getting x-rayed 10 times per hour.
The Doomsday Clock Is Now the Closest It's Ever Been to Armageddon
The Doomsday Clock has been in stasis since 2020, and scientists just moved it up to 90 seconds to midnight.
Russian Hackers Tried to Break Into the U.S.'s Top Nuclear Labs: Report
The national laboratories research everything from nuclear fusion power to maintaining America's stockpile of warheads.
America's New B-21 Bomber Is a Nuclear Drone
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman have unveiled the B-21, a bomber the military claims can do it all—including remotely drop nuclear weapons.
Russia Accused Ukraine of Making a Dirty Bomb Using Images From Movies and 9/11
Movie stills from a Syrian propaganda movie, 9/11, and old training exercises landed in Russia's presentation on dirty bombs in Ukraine.
Pentagon: Just FYI, We Have a Nuclear-Armed Submarine in the Arabian Sea
U.S. Central Command just dropped the location of a powerful nuclear weapon in a tweet.
Ukrainians Are Responding to the Threat of Nukes By Organising an Orgy
After his controversial suggestions for ending the war, the organisers said: “As of today, Elon Musk is persona non grata in Shchekavystsa.”
Putin Accuses West of ‘Satanism’ and Announces Annexations in Terrifying Speech
Minutes after the speech concluded, Ukraine announced it would formally submit an application to join NATO.
The Story of the Soviet Submarine Officer Who Saved the World Is Now an Opera
In 1962, Vasily Arkhipov made a fateful decision that averted a nuclear war. Now his story will be sung.
Republicans Want to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction.’ That’s a Terrible Idea.
Republicans and some Democrats are pressuring Biden to classify fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Experts say it will exacerbate the war on drugs.
Meet the Young People Working for the World's Most Evil Companies
"I used to tell my niece I worked in a chocolate factory, because I would come home covered in oil."
Japan Wants to Build Nuclear Plants Again
Japan took most of its nuclear reactors offline and turned to coal after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Now it’s looking to embrace nuclear again.