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‘This needs to be fixed’: Nuclear expert calls radioactivity levels found...
An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.
Plutonium—the most lethal of all radioactive substances—in space
“A ‘1-in-960 chance’ of a deadly plutonium release is a real concern—gamblers in Las Vegas would be happy with those odds.”
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine reports on space nuclear...
National Academies report urges nuclear-powered rockets for trips to Mars and lays out "synergies" in space nuclear activities between NASA and the U.S. military.
Biden must inspect America’s embrittled reactors
Biden must act to prevent what would constitute nuclear suicide in the United States.
Nuclear power industry given $1.4 billion from Trump administration
Countries should be focusing more on renewable energy to lower emissions instead of focusing on nuclear power.
Rethinking Manhattan Project spies and the Cold War, MAD—and the 75...
We should nonetheless admit a debt of gratitude to those spies at Los Alamos who kept the U.S. from committing an atrocity that humanity would have never forgiven.
Ohio nuclear scandal 2020
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI last week charged the speaker of the Ohio House of Representative and four others in a scheme to use ratepayers money to keep two decrepit nuclear power plants operating.
Hiroshima at 75: Health lessons still current
The devastating threats that atomic power poses to health still are a huge threat to humanity.
Nuclear powers once shared their technology openly – how Iran’s program...
As tensions remain at fever pitch between Tehran and Washington, Iran continues to breach limits agreed in the 2015 Iran deal, known...
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The $5.6 billion opening salvo: inside the staggering cost of Trump’s war on Iran
New reporting reveals that the United States burned through billions in munitions within days of launching its assault on Iran, highlighting the scale of the military campaign and its mounting financial and humanitarian toll.
Senate Democrats demand investigation into Iran school bombing as Fetterman stands apart
Nearly the entire Democratic caucus calls for a probe into a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Minab while one senator backs the military operation.
How 300 billionaires poured $3 billion into the 2024 elections
A tiny fraction of donors supplied nearly one-fifth of all federal campaign spending as billionaire influence surged to unprecedented levels.
Americans skipping meals and delaying life decisions as healthcare costs strain households nationwide
New Gallup surveys show tens of millions of Americans cutting back on food, utilities, and daily necessities to pay medical bills while healthcare affordability worsens.
The war on Iran—and Washington’s missing exit strategy
That means inflicting real costs: U.S. casualties, political backlash at home, strained relations with allies, global economic disruption and a further erosion of Washington’s standing in the world.