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Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff discusses his new book about the atomic bomb
Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.
Acknowledging the human toll of nuclear war
On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact on Japanese people cannot be ignored.
80 years ago, the A-bomb saved countless lives — but now we must defend against nukes
Next time, it could be an instrument in the hands of an irrational regime, or rival nation bent on the destruction of ...
American Shrapnel Part 1: How a Birmingham college student caught the Olympic bomber
A blast at the ‘96 Olympics, and the bomber slips away. Two more bombs. A photo of the suspect so grainy the FBI called him ...
Two Books on the Bomb and the Men Who Built It
Garrett Graff’s “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky” and Iain MacGregor’s “The Hiroshima Men.” ...
Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End
Science in ancient Egypt and Greece followed a similar pattern: It thrived during good times and fell off in periods of plague, chaos, and impoverishment. But not every case of scientific decline has ...
80 years ago, the first atomic bomb was dropped; Oak Ridge to remember with dawn ceremony
A dawn ceremony is planned for Aug. 6, as Oak Ridge remembers the dropping of the first atomic bomb in 1945.
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U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons
The White House has now fully embraced bomb-prone nuclear fuel technology. This should stop before an arms race, atomic ...
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To keep the world’s data flowing, countries need to quickly fix broken undersea cables
To contend with accidental undersea cable breaks and possible sabotage, the United States and allies must expand their repair ...