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Cold War planners wanted to heat atomic mines with chickens

In the 1950s, British military planners faced a problem: if the Soviets invaded West Germany, how could they slow the advance ...
The National Interest

A “Limited” Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan? We Could All Die.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Several studies have modeled the global impact of a “limited” ten-day nuclear war in which India and Pakistan each exchange fifty 15-kiloton nuclear bombs equivalent ...
American Enterprise Institute

Nuclear Knowledge

Today’s explainer is a serious one: We need to talk about nuclear weapons. Considering Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continued threats to use nukes in Ukraine, it seems prudent to clarify what ...
The Nation

Ukraine and the Threat of Nuclear War

A Ukrainian serviceman monitors the possible movement of separatist forces on February 7, 2022, near Verkhnotoretske, Ukraine. (Gaelle Girbes / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are ...
The Aspen Times

Aspen History: Protesting 1969 nuclear testing in Colorado

“Atomic blast today,” announced The Aspen Times on Sept. 4, 1969. “Project Rulison, a 40-kiloton nuclear blast set to be detonated 8442 feet underground about 60 miles northeast of Aspen, was expected ...