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I Watched a Nuke Explode.
Just Hope You Never Do

OPINION

Mar 29, 2022 5:20 PM CDT

I Watched a Nuke Explode. Just Hope You Never Do

Rod Buntzen thinks the talk about Putin and nukes is far too casual

(Newser) - Rod Buntzen thinks the world is being too cavalier in its discussions about the possibility of Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons and what the appropriate response would be. It's not a casual opinion on Buntzen's part, but one born of an experience that's seared into his memory....

North Korea: We Could Test Hydrogen Bomb Over Pacific

The Possibly 'World-Changing'
Move Kim Could Make Next

Sep 22, 2017 7:44 AM CDT

The Possibly 'World-Changing' Move Kim Could Make Next

North's foreign minister says they could detonate hydrogen bomb over Pacific Ocean

(Newser) - Tensions between the US and North Korea continue to escalate. First the leader of the former threatened to wipe out the latter . Then Kim Jong Un followed up by calling Trump a "mentally deranged US dotard," and Trump capped that off with a new warning Friday, tweeting that...

In Single Video, a History
of Nuclear Explosions

Jan 8, 2011 10:27 AM CST

In Single Video, a History of Nuclear Explosions

From 1945 to 1998, there have been 2,053 detonations; watch them all

(Newser) - If your hazy view of history leads you to believe that nuclear detonations ended with Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this five-minute video will set you straight. Created by Isao Hashimoto, "1945-1998" tracks each nuclear detonation that occurred in that 53-year span. Against a blue, two-toned map, red, yellow, green, pink,...

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