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ON THIS DAY: The Soviets detonate Tsar Bomba (1961)

On 30 October 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba over the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, producing the most...

Trump directs nuclear weapons testing for first time in 33 years

President Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume nuclear weapons testing in order to keep pace with other countries such as...

ON THIS DAY: Cuban missile crisis begins (1962)

On this day in 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war as the Cuban Missile Crisis began. The 13-day confrontation between the...

ON THIS DAY: Linus Pauling died (1994)

On this day in 1994, Linus Pauling- one of the most influential scientists and activists of the 20th century- passed away at the age...

ON THIS DAY: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima (1945)

On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb in history on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, marking a turning point...

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