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17 fascinating facts about Chernobyl (40 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history)

Forty years after Chernobyl changed history forever, discover 17 fascinating and heartbreaking facts about the world’s worst ...
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World's first nuclear explosion forged an 'impossible' crystal that's like nothing else on Earth

At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity lurched into the birth of a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear ...

From Explosion To Crystal: Humanity's First Nuclear Bomb Changed Earth Forever

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare radioactive mineral called trinitite.
AOL

Mysterious 2020 explosion in China had hallmarks of nuclear test, US official alleges

A senior U.S. official offered new details Tuesday night about an alleged nuclear bomb test conducted by China in June 2020. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw spoke at a Hudson Institute ...

Scientists Found a New Type of Crystal Formed by the World’s First Nuclear Explosion

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.
Business Insider

This nuclear-explosion simulator shows where radioactive fallout would blow using today's weather

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...
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The World's First Nuclear Explosion Forged an 'Impossible' Crystal

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...