FRENCH Polynesia is learning of another legacy of French nuclear testing - the alleged rape of scores of children by an army nurse at a military base. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This Russian guy must really, really like whisky! The anonymous bidder paid £29,400 (about $60,000) for a bottle of a Bowmore single malt whisky, bottled in 1850. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

Seismologists noticed an earthquake of 4.5 in South Korea, and minutes later North Korea confirmed having carried out a nuclear test underground. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

The consequenses could be dramatic, with heavy fall-out over Northern Europe, and for Norway the impact could be greater than that of the Chernobyl melt-down in 1986, says Bellona's Aleksandr Nikitin. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A team of researchers has succeeded in photographing radioactive rays coming from the cells of people who died in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A look at strike capabilities worldwide, and how a bomb would affect single cities and people. Nine countries could kill many people on a moment’s notice by launching missiles carrying nuclear warheads. A 10th, Iran, may be weaponizing uranium. The U.S., Russia and China can bomb virtually any country with long-range ballistic missiles and, along with France and the U.K., could do the same... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Just how difficult is it to build an atomic bomb if you are starting from scratch. How easy would it be for a country or even some group to build one? Here is the story of a couple of students who joined the nuclear club in just 30 months. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Seismic monitors around the world dont show a nuclear blast.
Was it fake or a failure? picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

NORTH KOREA have launched nuclear test.

China and Japan issued warnings before the test.
This could turn sour. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Radioactive contamination, nuclear proliferation and potential terrorism. Major concerns about fission nuclear power suggest that the safer, cleaner and better alternative - fusion - is the energy of the future. picked by wookiee 2 years ago

Congressional investigators set up a bogus company with only a postal box and within a month obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowed them to buy enough radioactive material for a small "dirty bomb." picked by deepchill 2 years ago

ISRAEL’S top-secret air raid on Syria in September actually destroyed a bomb factory assembling warheads fueled by North Korean plutonium, a leading Israeli nuclear expert has told The Sunday Times. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"I took a sip of [the whisky] and thought, well this isn't too bad."

*Cocktail Wieners for everyone* picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

"Yoichi 20 Years Old", distilled on the shores of the Sea of Japan, has become the first variety produced outside Scotland to win the coveted Single Malt Award in an international competition run by Whisky Magazine, the main industry publication. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

Russian football fans have been told to drink whisky on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus. picked by kakana 4 months ago

On Feb 5th, 1958 during a practice exercise, a B-47 and a F-86 collided causing the jettisoning of a Mark-15 Hydrogen Bomb into the ocean off of Savannah, Georgia. Despite extensive searching it remains missing to this day. Additional info in a more neutral tone is here picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

I hesitated clicking the link, thinking that I must have seen all of the footage of atomic and hydrogen bombs...nope.

a very impressive and somewhat disturbing collection taken from Trinity and Beyond- The Atomic Bomb Movie picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Indian army chiefs are set to deploy a 'curry bomb' to win the war on terror.

Weapons development experts have created an eye-watering spice bomb, packed with a potent mix of red chilli and pepper which will be used to smoke out militants during counter-insurgency operations. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

By burning away all the pesky carbon and other impurities, coal power plants produce heaps of radiation.

The article is 1.5a old, but still an interesting read. picked by chinook 5 months ago