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Radioactive wasp nests have been found near former nuclear weapons production site

Several radioactive wasp nests have been found in South Carolina at a site that used to produce parts for nuclear weapons, ...

Descendants of atomic bomb plane crewman and double survivor team up to abolish nuclear weapons

When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Ari Beser’s grandfather was onboard both of the ...

US nuclear weapons sites remember 80th anniv. of Hiroshima A-bomb

Events commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima were held in some U.S. cities on Wednesday, its 80th anniver ...

'End the nuclear cycle': Antinuclear New Mexicans speak out 80 years after Hiroshima bombing

The face of Archbishop John C. Wester played over the screen as the Catholic leader, on the same day surreal moments of horror unfolded during the bombing of Hiroshima 80 years ago, pleaded for ...

From deterrence to danger: How Trump policy is fuelling global nuclear risks

With a slew of decisions over many years, US President Donald Trump has raised the risk of a nuclear catastrophe to the ...
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Wester: World must disarm nuclear weapons before AI triggers Armageddon

Ahead of his third "Pilgrimage of Peace" to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, ...

80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...

James Cameron Warns of Danger of ‘“Terminator”-Style Apocalypse' If AI Is Used with 'Weapons Systems': 'Humans Are Fallible'

Cameron’s ‘Terminator’ movies have mixed weapons and artificial intelligence, something the filmmaker is wary of in real life ...

Vladimir Putin 'plans nuclear missile tests' for weapon with 'unlimited range'

Russia President Vladimir Putin unveiled the Burevestnik nuclear missile in 2018 and increased activity at the Pankovo test ...

James Cameron Is Once Again Warning Against Letting AI Control Weapons Systems: 'There's Still a Danger of a Terminator-Style Apocalypse'

A new concept art of Captain America 4 reveals the villains, namely the Serpent Society, that were removed from the final cut ...

On This Day in History: Operation Plumbbob tests nuclear weapons in Nevada desert

August 7, 1957, was a busy day at the Nevada Test Site. On this day in history, Operation Plumbbob was underway in the desert ...

Andrew Richter: Nuclear war is still a threat to humanity

Andrew Richter is an associate professor of political science at the University of Windsor.