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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered At Former US Nuclear Facility
The nest was located on a post near massive storage tanks containing liquid nuclear waste. Radiation levels in the nest were reportedly ten times higher than the limit allowed by federal safety regulations.
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US Has Likely Moved Nuclear Weapons In UK For First Time Since 2008: Report
The US has likely stationed nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time since 2008, in a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that it remains committed to European security.
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Trump Warns Iran Of Fresh Strikes If It Tries To Restart Nuclear Facilities
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he would order fresh US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed last month.
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Chinese Hackers Attack US Nuclear Weapons Agency Using SharePoint Loophole, Says Microsoft
Microsoft has released security updates addressing the exploited vulnerabilities and urged all customers to apply patches without delay.
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From Spy Cockroaches To AI Robots: Germany Start-Up Plots Future Of Warfare
The former partner at McKinsey & Company says Europe may be on the cusp of a transformation in defence innovation akin to the Manhattan Project - the scientific push that saw the US rapidly develop nuclear weapons during World War Two.
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US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached in Microsoft SharePoint Hack: Report
US National Nuclear Security Administration was among those breached by a hack of Microsoft's SharePoint document management software, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
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What World's Nuclear Watchdog Does And What Its Dismissal Would Mean
The International Atomic Energy Agency ensures that countries operate their programs within the limits of non-proliferation agreements. Part of the agreement allows the IAEA to inspect nuclear-related sites, including unannounced surprise visits.
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2 Men Try To Sell Weapons-Grade Uranium For $3 Million In Georgia, Arrested
Counter-intelligence and special operations units detained a Georgian and a foreign national while they were allegedly trying to sell radioactive uranium
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Analysis: US Strikes On Iran's Nuke Sites Set Up "Cat-And-Mouse" Hunt For Missing Uranium
The US and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for U.N. inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons grade, were buried beneath the rubble or had been secretly hidden away?
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"Saved Him From Ugly, Ignominious Death": Trump On Iran's Khamenei
The US president accused the Iranian leader of ingratitude after Khamenei said in a defiant message that reports of damage to its nuclear sites from US bombing were exaggerated, and said Iran had beaten Israel and dealt Washington a "slap."
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Trump Claims He Stopped India, Pak War By Threatening To 'Cancel All Deals'
Trump again repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan, which he claimed could have turned nuclear, after he told the countries that Washington would not "trade" with Delhi and Islamabad.
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Israel Would Have Killed Ayatollah Khamenei If Given Opportunity: Minister
Defence Minister Israel Katz told media that Israel would have killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the war between the two countries if the opportunity had presented itself.
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Opinion | Why Iranians Are Standing With Their Regime - Even When They Hate It
Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, did not wait or depend on external forces to engineer a change. It was implemented by Tunisians themselves. Any Iranian Spring, too, must begin in Iran.
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2 Main Routes, Shafts: How US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs On Iran's Nuclear Sites
The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.
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US Spent 15 Years Designing Bombs To Target Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site
Fordow, located roughly half a mile inside a mountain, came to the attention of US intelligence agencies in 2009. Soon after, defence experts determined that no existing weapon in the US arsenal could effectively destroy it.
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Radioactive Wasp Nest Discovered At Former US Nuclear Facility
The nest was located on a post near massive storage tanks containing liquid nuclear waste. Radiation levels in the nest were reportedly ten times higher than the limit allowed by federal safety regulations.
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US Has Likely Moved Nuclear Weapons In UK For First Time Since 2008: Report
The US has likely stationed nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time since 2008, in a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that it remains committed to European security.
-
Trump Warns Iran Of Fresh Strikes If It Tries To Restart Nuclear Facilities
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he would order fresh US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed last month.
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Chinese Hackers Attack US Nuclear Weapons Agency Using SharePoint Loophole, Says Microsoft
Microsoft has released security updates addressing the exploited vulnerabilities and urged all customers to apply patches without delay.
-
From Spy Cockroaches To AI Robots: Germany Start-Up Plots Future Of Warfare
The former partner at McKinsey & Company says Europe may be on the cusp of a transformation in defence innovation akin to the Manhattan Project - the scientific push that saw the US rapidly develop nuclear weapons during World War Two.
-
US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached in Microsoft SharePoint Hack: Report
US National Nuclear Security Administration was among those breached by a hack of Microsoft's SharePoint document management software, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
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What World's Nuclear Watchdog Does And What Its Dismissal Would Mean
The International Atomic Energy Agency ensures that countries operate their programs within the limits of non-proliferation agreements. Part of the agreement allows the IAEA to inspect nuclear-related sites, including unannounced surprise visits.
-
2 Men Try To Sell Weapons-Grade Uranium For $3 Million In Georgia, Arrested
Counter-intelligence and special operations units detained a Georgian and a foreign national while they were allegedly trying to sell radioactive uranium
-
Analysis: US Strikes On Iran's Nuke Sites Set Up "Cat-And-Mouse" Hunt For Missing Uranium
The US and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for U.N. inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons grade, were buried beneath the rubble or had been secretly hidden away?
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"Saved Him From Ugly, Ignominious Death": Trump On Iran's Khamenei
The US president accused the Iranian leader of ingratitude after Khamenei said in a defiant message that reports of damage to its nuclear sites from US bombing were exaggerated, and said Iran had beaten Israel and dealt Washington a "slap."
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Trump Claims He Stopped India, Pak War By Threatening To 'Cancel All Deals'
Trump again repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan, which he claimed could have turned nuclear, after he told the countries that Washington would not "trade" with Delhi and Islamabad.
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Israel Would Have Killed Ayatollah Khamenei If Given Opportunity: Minister
Defence Minister Israel Katz told media that Israel would have killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the war between the two countries if the opportunity had presented itself.
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Opinion | Why Iranians Are Standing With Their Regime - Even When They Hate It
Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, did not wait or depend on external forces to engineer a change. It was implemented by Tunisians themselves. Any Iranian Spring, too, must begin in Iran.
-
2 Main Routes, Shafts: How US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs On Iran's Nuclear Sites
The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.
-
US Spent 15 Years Designing Bombs To Target Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site
Fordow, located roughly half a mile inside a mountain, came to the attention of US intelligence agencies in 2009. Soon after, defence experts determined that no existing weapon in the US arsenal could effectively destroy it.
