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Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project built an atomic bomb before Nazi Germany for a number of reasons, notably the industrial and scientific might of the U.S.

After atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear physicist Katharine Way persuaded the world’s greatest physicists to contribute essays to a book opposing nuclear weapons

Pennsylvania residents and environmental advocacy organizations have asked the state to reject a bitcoin mine's petition to burn scrap tires.

The News That Matters about the Nuclear Industry Fukushima Chernobyl Mayak Three Mile Island Atomic Testing Radiation Isotope

As it turns out, The Big Bang Theory and Oppenheimer share a deeper connection than a simple respect, and even reverence for the science.

Artificial intelligence is capable of amplifying the risks of other technologies, and demands a reevaluation of the standard policy approach.

The Nobel Peace Prize 1962 was awarded to Linus Carl Pauling "for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West"

Jomo warns US policies are creating war and depression, pushing developing nations to strengthen democratic institutions of global governance

Article: The Kid at Los Alamos Who Gave the Secrets to the Soviet Union - One of the scientists at Los Alamos with Oppenheimer was 18 years old. While Oppenheimer was publicly and falsely accused of spying for the Societ Union, this young man did in fact give many of the most important secrets from Los Alamos to the Soviets, and the U.S. government chose not to prosecute him. And there is a brand-new movie by a two-time Oscar-nominated director about this other guy.

This January, as global tensions rose worldwide, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock — which symbolizes how close they believe humankind is to destroying itself — to 90 seconds to midnight, the closest the symbolic device has been to worldwide catastrophe. (click here to see the position of the Doomsday Clock over […]