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Why nuclear weapons aren't getting bigger
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Bikini islanders still deal with fallout of US nuclear tests, more than 70 years later
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| | In the summer of 1946, the U.S. government detonated the first of many atomic bomb tests in the Marshall Islands. Seventy years of radiation exposure later, residents are still fighting for justice.
| | blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
Mapping the US nuclear war plan for 1956 | Restricted Data
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| | Taking a close look at the targets and consequences of a declassified US nuclear war plan.
| | educatedguesswork.org
One does not simply destroy a nuclear weapon
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| | [AI summary] The article discusses the challenges of nuclear weapon disposal, focusing on the difficulty of safely managing and destroying plutonium pits, which are essential for nuclear weapons. It highlights that disassembling weapons and storing parts is a common practice, but this poses security and safety risks because the pits can be reused to build new weapons. The article also mentions the logistical and technical issues with converting plutonium into mixed-oxide fuel for reactors, which is a potential disposal method but not very effective. The piece critiques the current approach to disarmament, suggesting that while the U.S. has plans to reduce excess plutonium, they have not succeeded. The article concludes by emphasizing the need for better secu...
| | blog.rfox.eu
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| In the 1950s, the first autonomous atomic monster almost came into existence. Autonomous, because no one was controlling it - once sent to criss-cross the world, it would destroy everything it flew over. Atomic, because its engine was a ramjet powered by an unshielded 600MW atomic reactor. Monster, because it was supposed to carry 26 hydrogen bombs and also kill just by flying over thanks to the unshielded reactor. If it was ever released, there would probably be no tomorrow for mankind.