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Atomic Bomb

A person in a lab with protective gear next to a container of radioactive material | Photo: Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory; Fang family San Francisco Examiner photograph archive. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license

Government abuse

When the U.S. Military Gave People Radiation Poisoning

"We did a lot of field studies and got nothing to show for it," said one U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory researcher.

Matthew Petti | 5.19.2025 6:00 AM

'Polostan' by Neal Stephenson | William Morrow

Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson's Polostan Is a Compact Epic About Communism, Science, and the Dawn of the Atomic Age

A short-yet-sprawling historical tour of the atomic age.

Peter Suderman | 10.16.2024 10:26 AM

John Stossel is seen in front of a document labeled top secret | Stossel TV

Government

The Real Political Scandal Is That Too Many Documents Are Classified

Many Democrats and Republicans were outraged when Trump and Biden respectively were found with classified documents. But both sides are missing the point.

John Stossel | 2.22.2023 2:20 PM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, and the nuclear threat | Lex Villena

Nuclear Weapons

The Nuclear Threat

Antiwar.com's Scott Horton and former Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis warn about the grave danger of escalating the war in Ukraine

John Osterhoudt | 11.7.2022 11:00 AM

Nuclear blast | Romolo Tavani / Dreamstime.com

Nuclear Weapons

Putin Have You Panicked? You Can Survive a Nuclear Exchange

Politicians have turned the unthinkable into a real threat for which you should prepare.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.10.2022 7:00 AM

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Policy

Surviving Nagasaki

History, memory, and nuclear devastation

Anthony Gregory | 10.17.2015 6:00 AM

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Culture

Surviving Nagasaki

History, memory, and nuclear devastation

Anthony Gregory | 8.9.2015 10:00 AM

Science & Technology

Russian Meteor Releases "100s of Kilotons" of Energy

Ronald Bailey | 2.15.2013 12:03 PM

Politics

Why Color Atom Bomb Footage of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Was Censored by the Government for Decades

Nick Gillespie | 8.9.2012 9:54 AM

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