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Russia Tests Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile, Putin Says
27
Oct

Russia Tests Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile, Putin Says

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Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile, bringing the long range Burevestnik system known in NATO as “Skyfall” closer to potential deployment. During a televised briefing from a military command post, where Putin appeared in camouflage uniform, he said the missile’s nuclear propulsion system gives it […]

The Question on Nuclear Weapons in the Modern Day
19
Aug

The Question on Nuclear Weapons in the Modern Day

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT: THE WWII ARMS RACE, THE MANHATTAN PROJECT & THE ATOMIC BOMB When we consider the history of nuclear weapons, we typically think of the Manhattan Project – which was the unprecedented, top-secret World War II government program in which the United States rushed to develop and deploy the world’s first atomic weapons before […]