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How Oppenheimer’s bombs compare to today's nukes

Science Friday dives into how nuclear weapons technology has evolved since the Manhattan Project.
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Is it time to call time on the Doomsday Clock?

It’s been ticking down the seconds to nuclear apocalypse for three-quarters of a century, but it’s not so helpful when it comes to climate change.

Here's what a nuclear war would do to the planet, say scientists

According to two studies, nuclear weapons could also pose a huge environmental threat.

Nate Hagens: Are Americans willing to risk nuclear war?

An important dialogue with Chuck Watson on why the U.S. public is naïve about nuclear war and how bad one could be.

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On top of everything else, nuclear war would be a climate problem

Even a “minor” skirmish would wreck the planet.
Doomsday clock says world remains '100 seconds' from disaster
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Doomsday clock says world remains '100 seconds' from disaster

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said the clock’s position would remain unchanged from 2020, when its hands were set as close as they had ever been to a catastrophic “midnight.”
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What could drive humans to extinction?

What if human extinction is a looming reality? In fact, researchers around the world spend their days grappling with this very possibility, and how we might avoid it.

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