Nuclear war News
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Jerusalem -
Hamas is raising the stakes by targeting Israeli nuclear reactors, sources in Israel say. A terrorist missile strike was intercepted Wednesday by Iron Dome, averting what could have been Israel's very own Fukushima moment.
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Global leaders are continuing to raise concerns about Russia's recent actions in Ukraine. As of now there are enough troops on the Ukrainian border to seize the country within twelve hours.
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Could present-day Hollywood produce a satire as bold and subversive as Stanley Kubrick's 1964 masterpiece, “Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”? Not bloody likely. And there are several reasons for that.
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Tokyo -
Japan and China tensions over East China Sea islands, that both countries claim to own, continue to increase resulting in Japan deciding to increase its defence budget.
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Hiroshima -
The central theme of the official Hiroshima narrative-- that the United States waged nuclear war against defenseless Japanese cities and civilians as a life-saving last resort-- is deeply flawed.
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Newly-released British government documents reveal that UK officials had written a speech to be delivered by Queen Elizabeth II in the event of a nuclear war between the United States (and, by extension, Britain) and the Soviet Union in the early 1980s.
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Less than 24 hours after the United States despatched two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers from their base in Missouri to fly dummy bombing runs over South Korea, North Korea has again ratcheted up the rhetoric in the Korean peninsula.
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The government of Norway has invited representatives from countries all around the world for two days in Oslo to discuss the international banning of nuclear weapons.
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South Korea's Defense Ministry has warned North Korea that if it launches a nuclear attack against it it "the Kim Jong Un regime will vanish from the earth by the will of humanity."
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After weeks of threatening to end a peace pact with the South Koreans, the North Koreans have followed through with their threat, ending all non-aggression acts with the South.
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Washington -
The United States had secret plans to launch a simultaneous "full nuclear attack" against both the Soviet Union and China in the event that the president was killed or disappeared during an attack on America.
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Middle East crisis continues as Israeli leaders consider a ground invasion into Gaza as their air defense system stops missile attacks on Ashkelon, while they plan nuclear strikes on Iran. Analyst believe the coming Middle East war will go nuclear.
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Nelson -
Astronaut Neil Armstrong's passing today, marks the end of an era, the first flush of Space exploration, which Mankind attempted, after the amazing 1957 Sputnik launch, beginning in the West, on May 25, 1961 with President Kennedy's Promise to the world.
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In early July 2012, Russian warships conduct maneuvers near Syria while its Tu-95 BEAR H nuclear-capable bombers were intercepted near America's west coast region. This action was the second U.S. air defense zone intrusion in recent weeks.
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As nuclear tensions build in the Middle East the world holds it's breath in hopes of a peaceful resolution between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Iran, as a weapon of retaliation, denies oil to six European countries.
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Havana -
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro recently wrote about his belief that the world is on the verge of a nuclear war and that it could break out very soon. Castro will appear on Cuban television for the first time in years on Monday.
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Israel reached out to Brazil, asking for help in convincing Iran to give up its nuclear program. In response, Brazil has said it would like to see all countries sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
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While all eyes have been on the Iranian election results, North Korea’s saber rattling is serious enough to warrant concern. North Korea says flatly it will “weaponize” its plutonium.
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North Korea is preparing a missile for a launch, reports say. The missile is said to be capable of reaching Alaska. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is drafting a resolution for sanctions to be imposed on North Korea for conducting nuclear tests.
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Tension continue to escalate in Korea as Pyongyang continues to fire missiles in complete disregard for the 2006 UN resolution on nuclear missile tests. North Korea said they will retaliate if provoked. US troops have been on heightened alert
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Russia is taking security measures in its far eastern regions against the possibility that tensions with North Korea could escalate to nuclear war.
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Russian newspapers, like those in the West, are concerned about the ratcheting up of violence in Asia. They see the Russian – American nuclear armament race and potential outcome as a stalemate. Pakistan and India, however, play by different rules.
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A new study released by the US Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), explored just such a nightmare scenario, noting that it could lead to the death of between 16- 28 million Iranian civilians, and 200-800 thousand Israelis.
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An underground home built in Las Vegas during the 1970's, and made to resist a nuclear war with all the comforts.
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An underground home built in Las Vegas during the 1970's, and made to resist a nuclear war with all the comforts.
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An underground home built in Las Vegas during the 1970's, and made to resist a nuclear war with all the comforts.
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An underground home built in Las Vegas during the 1970's, and made to resist a nuclear war with all the comforts.
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An underground home built in Las Vegas during the 1970's, and made to resist a nuclear war with all the comforts.
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An underground home built in Las Vegas during the 1970's, and made to resist a nuclear war with all the comforts.
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