Russia Tests New Super Bomb
Russia has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on Tuesday, dubbing it the "father of all bombs".
 
Iran has 100 kg "enriched uranium materials": report (Reuters)

International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) delegates speak in the board room prior to a meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, in 2005. The United States is considering protesting directly to UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei for saying Iran should be allowed to keep some uranium enrichment, diplomats told AFP on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Joe Klamar)Reuters - Iran has 100 kg of enriched uranium material in storage, the interior minister was on Friday quoted as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who fear the Islamic Republic is seeking to build nuclear bombs.

Disarming North Korea (International Herald Tribune)
Considerable uncertainty remains about how the Bush administration will play its hand.

50 years later, the price still being paid for the atom bomb (Daily Mail)
In a desperate race against time - and the Americans - Britain detonated its first nuclear bomb exactly 50 years ago. This week, as chilling new research proves, those who witnessed it are still paying a terrible price

Pakistan builds third nuclear reactor for bombs: report (AFP)

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana (R) and Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Ali Larijani (L) leave a dinner in Ankara April 25, 2007 file photo. The next round of talks between Iran and the EU on Tehran's disputed nuclear program is likely to take place in Spain this month, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Saturday. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)Reuters - Pakistan appears to be building a third plutonium production reactor at its Khushab nuclear site in order to build more powerful atomic bombs, a research group said on Thursday.

Military strike on Iran would be catastrophic: Pakistan PM (AFP)

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that a military strike on Iran over its nuclear activities would be "catastrophic" and hoped US-Iranian talks this month would reduce tensions.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)AFP - Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that a military strike on Iran over its nuclear activities would be "catastrophic" and hoped US-Iranian talks this month would reduce tensions.

The Day the Sun Rose Twice (Rushville Republican)
(Editor's note: This is the third in a series of stories detailing Rush County resident Don Miller's involvement in the development of the atomic bomb.)

U.S. to let START nuclear treaty expire (Reuters)

A serviceman passes by an opened SS-18 intercontinental ballistic multiple-warhead Satan missile launching silo in the town of Kartaly, in Russia's Chelyabinsky region, in this August 16, 2002 file photo. The United States plans to let a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia expire in 2009 and replace it with a less formal agreement that eliminates strict verification requirements and weapons limits, a senior U.S. official says. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - The United States plans to let a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia expire in 2009 and replace it with a less formal agreement that eliminates strict verification requirements and weapons limits, a senior U.S. official says.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SAM COHEN

Sam Cohen, the inventor of the Neutron Bomb turned 87 today. Sam woked on the Manhattan Project doing neutron calculations for the Fat Man bomb which was dropped over Nagasaki. His neutron bomb has been at the heart of controversy for decades.

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ATOMIC TESTING MUSEUM EXHIBIT OPEN! UPDATED!

The Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas debuted a new exhibit by Pete Kuran entitled "How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb" to co incide with the book of the same name. The exhibit opened on Saturday, September 29 celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Lookout Mountain Labs including some almuni. See pictures of opening day and the exhibit.

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"How To Photgraph an Atomic Bomb"
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How To Photograph an Atomic Bomb is a visually compelling documentation combining awe-inspiring photography and fascinating technical detail about the stories and techniques behind photography of the bomb.

Author Peter Kuran's engrossing and powerful arrangement of these complex photographic techniques long with astonishing photographs themselves creates an intriguing intersection at which the viewpoint of the casual observer becomes one of insightful witness.

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Titan Missile Museum Welcomes its one millionth visitor

Kathleen Wheaton became the one millionth visitor of the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona

The Titan Missile Museum is the only publicy accessible Titan II missile site in the nation. When you visit the Titan Missile Museum, you travel through time to stand on the front line of the Cold War.

Location: 1580 W. Ducal Mine Rd.Sahuarita, Arizona

Open: 9 am to 5 pm

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High Explosive Test on hold at the Nevada Test Site

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A Pentagon-led experiment involving the detonation of 700 tons of high explosives at the Nevada Test Site is on hold until further notice. The test is part of an effort to design a weapon that can penetrate solid rock formations in which a country might store nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction.

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Trinity and Beyond - the wide screen edition is here!

Trinity and Beyond can now be bought in the new Widescreen edition as well as the original Full Screen edition. The wide screen edition is the 16x9 version that is now seen on Discovery HD theater whereas the Full Screen edition is from the original 4x3 transfer.

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China commemorates 40th anniversary of first test of hydrogen bomb (People's Daily)

Chinese scientists commemorated the 40th anniversary of the country's first test of a hydrogen bomb, and called for greater self-confidence and self-reliance in the development of new technologies.

Buildings come down at West Valley (The Bradford Era)
WEST VALLEY - West Valley Demonstration Project officials said Monday progress is being made on cleanup at the contaminated former nuclear fuel reprocessing center.

Iran cleric says big powers misusing U.N. council (Reuters)

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani speaks to worshipers during Friday prayers at Tehran University April 20, 2007. World powers are making a mistake using the U.N. Security Council to pressure Iran over its nuclear program and negotiations are the only way out of the standoff, the influential Iranian cleric said on Friday. (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)Reuters - World powers are making a mistake using the U.N. Security Council to pressure Iran over its nuclear program and negotiations are the only way out of the standoff, an influential Iranian cleric said on Friday.

RSM: Goldwedge Project Progress, Nye County, Nevada And Other News (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
MANHATTAN, NEVADA-- - Royal Standard Minerals Inc. . Plant operations at Goldwedge have indicated steady progress since late April, 2007 and regular improvements with level of plant throughput of stockpiled material.

Iran: Arabs should back nuclear program (AP)

From right, Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul-Ilah Al-Khatib, Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al-Hashemi, U.S. Republican Senator from Utah Orrin G. Hatch and Director of Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics in Iran Mohammed Larijani take part in session during the third day of the World Economic Forum in South Shuneh, 35 Kilometers (21 Miles) west of Amman, Jordan, Sunday, May 20, 2007. At a conference dominated by Washington's Arab allies, Iran's foreign minister sought to assert Tehran's influence, staunchly defending his country and lashing out at its enemies — the United States and Israel — saying they were the real cause behind the Mideast's conflicts. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Iran urged Arab countries on Sunday to support its nuclear program but received a cool reception at the World Economic Forum, particularly from U.S. allies worried about Iran's growing regional influence

Toddler Blair's nuclear history (icNewcastle - Sunday Sun)
Tony Blair may have been exposed to deadly radiation caused by a nuclear explosion while he lived in Australia.

Nuclear issue off limits in US-Iraq talks: Iran (AFP)

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini speaks during a press conference in Tehran, April 2007. Iran said its nuclear standoff with the West will be strictly off the agenda when Iranian officials hold rare talks this month with US diplomats in Baghdad over Iraq.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iran said on Sunday its nuclear standoff with the West will be strictly off the agenda when Iranian officials hold rare talks this month with US diplomats in Baghdad over Iraq.