Nuclear weapons

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The Unfinished Business Of Kennedy’s Vision For World Peace

Less than a week after her husband’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Jackie Kennedy granted an interview with…

4 weeks ago
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Nuclear War Would Be More Devastating Than Cold War Predictions

Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There are…

9 months ago
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Oppenheimer: An Exercise In Assuaging Guilt That Fails Thoroughly

The reactions to the movie 'Oppenheimer' have been revealing. Some viewers have used the epithet 'great' to describe it, others…

9 months ago
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Legacy Of Nuclear Arms Race: Contamination, Costs, Culture of Secrecy

Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer has focused new attention on the legacies of the Manhattan Project -- the World War II…

9 months ago
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Hiroshima At 78 & Its Lessons Of Unnecessary Mass Destruction

It was 8:15 on a Monday morning, Aug. 6, 1945. World War II was raging in Japan. An American B-29…

9 months ago
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What Do Tactical Nuclear Weapons Mean For The War In Ukraine?

Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine,…

2 years ago
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UN Chief Urges Nuke Powers To Abide By The No-First-Use Pledge

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their…

2 years ago
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77 Years On, Hiroshima Prays For Peace, Fears New Arms Race

Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with…

2 years ago
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Russia’s ‘Defensive’ Use Of Nuclear Weapons

Even before the Russian military machine entered Ukrainian territory on February 24, the potential threat of escalation to a nuclear conflict had…

2 years ago
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Ukraine: Will Russia Use Its Nuclear Arsenal?

Is Russia now led by someone who would contemplate using nuclear weapons without any great concern? Over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin…

2 years ago
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Hiroshima Marks 75 Years Since Atomic Bombing

Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due…

4 years ago
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Fearing Nuclear Escalation, Europe Rushes To Calm Iran-U.S. Tensions

Europe will look on Friday for ways to guide the United States and Iran away from open conflict, knowing that…

4 years ago
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  • Politics & Society

First Official Death In Kashmir Protests; Pakistan Warns Of Seeds Of War

A man has died in Kashmir nearly a month after he was injured in a protest, the first such death…

5 years ago
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Pakistan Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons First, Amid Tensions With India: PM Imran Khan

Pakistan will not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with arch-rival India after…

5 years ago

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