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Stealth Drone Capture Didn’t Hurt U.S. Nuke Spying, Paper Says
When one of the U.S. Air Force's secretive RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones crashed along the Afghanistan-Iran border in December and wound up in the hands of the Iranians, it did only "limited damage"...
View ArticleTour the Tomb of NASA’s First and Last Nuclear Reactor
A gallery of images showing NASA's first and only nuclear reactor, which was built in the 1960s to research nuclear-powered airplanes, then eventually nuclear-powered space rockets. After being...
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Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Are Putting the Kibosh on Clean Energy
New methods of extracting gas and oil, combined with efficiency gains in nearly every industry, mean that we are now minimizing demand and maximizing supply. And that's a good thing, right? Not so...
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Iran: We Captured Another U.S. Drone
Iran says it captured another U.S. drone. But the drone Tehran claims to have nabbed ain't exactly top-of-the-line. The post Iran: We Captured Another U.S. Drone appeared first on WIRED.
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Could You Build a Banana-Powered Generator?
Bananas are radioactive and can produce positrons. Could we use this to build a generator? Wired Science blogger Rhett Allain considers the possibility. The post Could You Build a Banana-Powered...
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Photos Go Inside Germany’s Disappearing Nuclear Power Plants
Germany has agreed to close all of their nuclear power plants by 2022, but before that happens, German photographer Michael Danner wanted to get in and photograph them. Between 2007 and 2011 he visited...
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Life Inside the Bubble: Two Years After Fukushima, the Lines Between Safety...
The considerable gray area of what's safe and not safe for the people who live in Fukushima is the focus of Bad Dreams?, a photo series by photographers Guillaume Bression and Carlos Ayesta. The post...
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Is There Another Reason For Toyota to Make a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car?
Toyota is making a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. This might be a silly idea unless you already have hydrogen as a by product of nuclear fusion. The post Is There Another Reason For Toyota to Make a...
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The Tools Inspectors Can Use to Catch Iran’s Nuclear Hijinks
Once inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are in, what will they use to detect any hijinks? The post The Tools Inspectors Can Use to Catch Iran’s Nuclear Hijinks appeared first on...
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Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal
The IAEA needs to accurately monitor Iranian nuclear power reactors to track how much nuclear weapon-grade material they have. The post Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal...
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Eerie Photos Trace the Strange History of Nukes
Since the first plutonium bomb was detonated in 1945, photography has followed the development of nuclear warfare. The post Eerie Photos Trace the Strange History of Nukes appeared first on WIRED.
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Nuclear Fission Works Fine, But Not Fusion. Here’s Why
We have plenty of nuclear fission reactors, but not a successful fusion reactor. What's the difference? The post Nuclear Fission Works Fine, But Not Fusion. Here’s Why appeared first on WIRED.
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Food in Fukushima is Safe, but Fear Remains
Despite scientific evidence showing that food from Fukushima is safe to eat, fear persists. The post Food in Fukushima is Safe, but Fear Remains appeared first on WIRED.
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Cancer Rates Spiked After Fukushima. But Don’t Blame Radiation
Fukushima caused an uptick in thyroid cancer incidence. Except maybe it didn't. The post Cancer Rates Spiked After Fukushima. But Don't Blame Radiation appeared first on WIRED.
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Dear Donald Trump: This Is Why Nuclear Weapons Are Bad
And it's only Wednesday, y'all. The post Dear Donald Trump: This Is Why Nuclear Weapons Are Bad appeared first on WIRED.
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Chill Out, No One Can Predict Earthquakes—Including Japan
Even after 2011's massive disaster, there's no way Japan could have seen its last quake coming. The post Chill Out, No One Can Predict Earthquakes—Including Japan appeared first on WIRED.
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Thank Goodness Nukes Are So Expensive and Complicated
Physics and economics have partly protected humans from weapons of mass destruction, but what if WMD of the future are both devastating and cheap? The post Thank Goodness Nukes Are So Expensive and...
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The Feds Are Spending Millions to Help You Survive Nuclear War
For a decade the government has been subsidizing contingency plans for the worst of the worst: nuclear disaster. The post The Feds Are Spending Millions to Help You Survive Nuclear War appeared first...
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North Korea Probably Can’t Strike the US Yet—But It’s Still Plenty Scary
With tensions mounting in the Korean Peninsula, a look at how much---or how little---damage the Hermit Kingdom could cause stateside. The post North Korea Probably Can’t Strike the US Yet—But It’s...
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North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch Eases Experts’ Worst-Case Scenario Fears
Rather than showing off North Korea's military might as intended, the country's most recent failed launch put observers at relative ease. The post North Korea’s Failed Missile Launch Eases Experts'...
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