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Nuclear bombs really could deflect asteroids, lab tests suggest
Deflecting killer asteroids with nuclear weapons has long been the stuff of science fiction. But thanks to an experiment at Sandia National Laboratories, that scenario has taken a step closer to reality.
A Nuclear Explosion Could Protect Earth From an Asteroid Catastrophe
A laboratory experiment conducted by an international team of researchers has confirmed that the X-rays emitted by a suitably-sized atomic blast could shunt asteroids around 3 to 5 kilometers wide (around 2 to 3 miles) off their course.
Could a nuclear bomb’s X-rays save Earth from a killer asteroid?
Radiation from a nuclear explosion can vaporize the surface of an asteroid and change its trajectory, a new study finds.
X-rays from nuclear blasts could defend Earth from asteroids
The trick is using X-rays to divert the space rock, researchers report September 23 in Nature Physics. In lab experiments, scientists heated the surfaces of free-falling faux asteroids with X-ray radiation,
Could an X-ray pulse save Earth from an asteroid strike?
Researchers theorize X-rays from a nuclear explosion could be used to vaporize an asteroid's surface, altering its trajectory.
Irish Star on MSN
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Western capital 'detonated' by Russian nuclear bomb in grim simulation on Russian TV
Kremlin TV channel has shown a simulation of a nuclear strike on London that it says would kill 850,000 people with a further ...
20h
Russia says 'nyet' to nuclear testing - with a condition
MOSCOW, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Russia will not test a nuclear weapon as long as the United States refrains from testing, ...
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Wildfires can release more energy than an atomic bomb. No wonder they look apocalyptic
On a basic level, this makes sense: By that point, the Line fire had already released more energy into the atmosphere than a ...
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The ‘nuclear test’ spotted by a satellite nobody’s owning up to 45 years later
The double flash could have been a nuclear explosion of two to three kilotonnes - equivalent to 2-3,000 tonnes of TNT.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Question for the candidates: What will you do if Iran gets the bomb?
Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, proposes three nuclear questions about ...
radaronline
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World At War: Russia Gave Nuclear Bomb Secrets to Iran in Return for Missiles to Attack Ukraine
Western leaders fear Russia traded nuclear secrets to Iran in exchange for ballistic missiles aimed at Ukraine, escalating ...
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Russian TV Floats Building Replica of White House To Nuke in the Arctic
A Kremlin propagandist has suggested that plywood replicas of Washington, D.C. and London should be built in Russia's Arctic ...
CounterPunch
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Nuclear Microreactors Proposed in Alaska and Across the Country
Here’s a swell idea. We’ll bury a bunch of nuclear bombs on the Alaska North Slope right near the Chukchi Sea, detonate them, ...
KSL
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Russia says no to nuclear testing — with a condition
Russia will not test a nuclear weapon as long as the United States refrains from testing, President Vladimir Putin's point ...
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Satellite footage suggests Russia ICBM launch test was a disaster
The apparent launch failure raised questions about Russia’s military capabilities and put in a dent in the Kremlin’s nuclear ...
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