August 9th, 1945 saw the second detonation of an atomic bomb in aggression and today at 11:02 a minute's silence was observed in Nagasaki to mark the moment the explosion took place there. As part of the ceremony, the mayor followed his counterpart in Hiroshima in called for a global ban on nuclear weapons, calling the world's leaders to visit the location of the massacre and see for themselv... read full post picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

Federal authorities say a suspect's own handwriting leads to his capture. picked by nesbyniccolo 3 years ago

A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22. picked by jhordie 2 years ago

The original Game Boy is one of the toughest gadgets. Rumor has it this beige behemoth isn’t made of plastic, but from the skulls of fallen Gurkhas. If you ever saw one that was broken, it’s because it lost a boxing match with a nuclear bomb — on points.

Here is a Game Boy that was attacked during the Gulf War. It still works to this very day. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Why do you thing they call it the "3rd" world?
(click download movie) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Two men were arrested under charges that they constructed and helped detonate the suicide bomb that killed Bhutto, the female Pakistani leader, during a rally picked by acemak 2 years ago

Went to Pakistan al-Qaeda training camp, downloaded bomb making recipes, started buying chemicals, cooked up some batches, but got caught. picked by T1000 2 months ago

That'll teach those uppity four-year-olds not to control the media. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

War, as told by a child.

It's a 10-minute video and if it's a dupe I'm going to scream. picked by yoornotme 2 years ago

In 1959, a California-based oil company had an ingenious idea for liberating heavy oil trapped underground in northern Alberta - they'd bomb it out!
Although heavily supported at time, the idea never came to realization. [Bit o' background on Alberta's heavy oil here] picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto died from a severe injury when a bomb blast slammed her head into her vehicle, investigators with Scotland Yard said in a report released Friday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

More than 100 nations have reached an agreement on a treaty which would ban current designs of cluster bombs.

"Current Designs"?? Doesn't that just defeat the object? picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

A short history of the nuclear age as told by a child. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Yeah, i went there. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

About 45,000 people gathered today (6th August 2008) in Peace Memorial Park to hear Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba give an address. In the speech, Mayor Akiba called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

Full transcript of the speech in the comments picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

It’s not bad enough that soon we’ll run out of bluefin tuna, now scientists are saying that we may also lose wheat. The stem rust fungus could wipe out 80% of the world’s wheat as it spread from Africa.

Enjoy your bread while it lasts! picked by bingo 6 months ago

A spectacular, rotating binary star system is a ticking time bomb, ready to throw out a searing beam of high-energy gamma rays – and Earth may be right in the line of fire. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Ms. Greene, the granny, is suing USPS for emotional distress based on the treatment she received at the post office when mailing her fruitcakes to family. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Alcohol must have been involved. picked by buddha 2 years ago