World War III? What an atomic bomb detonation in New York’s financial district would look like: detailed simulation

It’s a question that’s haunted scientists, governments, and anyone who’s ever watched a disaster movie set in Manhattan. Now, a detailed simulation offers a rather precise look at how an atomic bomb ...
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Here’s how Las Vegas used to treat atomic tests: Nuclear shot ‘ESS’ at Area 10

An atomic blast codenamed ESS was detonated on March 23, 1955, at the Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas. It was a different ...
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The Soviet atomic bomb test that proved Stalin had caught up

After the first Soviet nuclear detonation in 1949, Moscow pushed hard to create a more practical and efficient weapon. The answer was RDS-3, a bomb with a mixed uranium-plutonium core that conserved ...
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Polymarket Removes Betting Market on Nuclear Detonation

Polymarket removed a market that allowed traders to bet on the likelihood of a nuclear detonation around the world, after the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran led to a spike in trading and sudden ...