The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson
The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.
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US nuclear attack survival guide issued as '15 minutes is enough time to save yourself'
The Irish Star reported that an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) presents an additional risk, potentially rendering electronics useless miles away from the epicenter of a nuclear blast. However ...
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US Air Force $223 million 'doomsday plane' can survive nuclear blast
Equipment and wiring on board are hardened to survive an electromagnetic pulse. There's also thermal and nuclear shielding and direct-fire countermeasures. Aboard the plane, space is broken down ...
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Inside a top-secret US nuclear facility in the Nevada desert
A group of journalists were allowed to tour a weapons laboratory deep underground in Frenchman Flat, Nevada. NPR's science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel was among them.
Media reports US planning on testing aging plutonium in its nuclear arsenal
The United States is set to conduct a subcritical nuclear test in the spring, aiming to evaluate the condition of plutonium used in its nuclear wea ...