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WATCH: 'Armageddon' Nuke Plan Eyed For Saving Earth From Asteroid

Posted 03.12.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 03/12/2012 11:33 AM EDT on SPACE.com A well-placed nuclear explosion could actually save humanity from a big asteroid h...

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Reflecting on the 65th Anniversary of the First A-Bomb

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.17.2011

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Samuel S. Epstein

July 16 marks 65 years since the first atomic bomb explosion. It is a date that changed world history forever, and created new health and security threats that still plague the planet.

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James Cameron Defends

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An organization of World War II veterans is unhappy with James Cameron's support for a discredited history of the atomic bombing of J...

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'The Last Train From Hiroshima,' Optioned By James Cameron, Pulled For Falsehoods

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Publication has been halted for a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945, The Associated Press has learned. Charles...

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Cold War's End -- The Wall Comes Down

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The fall of The Wall signified the fall of the Soviet Union, and an end to the Cold War. And while this was of enormous historical import, I fear that future generations won't really pay much attention to it.

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Designer Issey Miyake: I'm A Hiroshima Survivor

New York Times | Issey Miyake | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Aug. 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on my hometown, Hiroshima. I was there, and only 7 years old. When I close my eyes, I still see thi...

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Hidden Travels Of The A-Bomb: Invented Only Once, Spread Around The World

nytimes.com | WILLIAM J. BROAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 1945, after the atomic destruction of two Japanese cities, J. Robert Oppenheimer expressed foreboding about the spread of nuclear arms. "They ar...

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Palin Ain't no Truman

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 1934, Truman was elected as a U.S. Senator and for the next ten years undertook a distinguished career in Washington DC representing the people of Missouri.

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