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"If that atom bomb hits, fall flat and double up." That was the core of advice in a government booklet published 75 years ago – "Survival Under Atomic Attack." The publication, put out by the Atomic ...
Legislation introduced to expand benefits for atomic veterans on 80th anniversary of first bomb test
As the world marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexico desert, a Nevada congresswoman introduced new legislation Wednesday intended to streamline benefits for those ...
The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is this week. It was the only time nuclear warheads were used during war. Here’s a look at the history and current U.S. stockpile.
Should the U.S. and Russia resume nuclear testing? The answer to that question must be a resounding “No.” Yet President ...
When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...
-On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the "Little Boy" uranium bomb on Hiroshima, killing up to 166,000 people. [caption id="attachment_22456" align ...
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America's First Broken Arrow: The B-36 That Jettisoned a Nuclear Bomb
In the freezing darkness of February 1950, a US B-36 bomber on a training mission began to fail over Canada. With three engines dead and ice dragging the massive aircraft down, Captain Harold Barry ...
This week marks the 80th anniversary of President Truman’s fateful decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (respectively, Aug. 6 and 9, 1945). To date, those two ...
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