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05/14/2018 / By JD Heyes
Homeland Security plan calls for response to nuclear attack in D.C. that could kill “hundreds of thousands”
As the modern day “military-industrial complex” was being built during the early stages of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was said to be pessimistic about advance planning for any nuclear exchange with what was then the Soviet Union. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is […]
02/16/2018 / By David Williams
More melted fuel found at Fukushima 7 years later: Underwater robot captures images that prove at least some of the fuel breached the core
It has been seven years since the worst industrial disaster in all of human history happened in Fukushima, yet its devastating effects are still being felt to this day. As a matter of fact, experts have just discovered that more melted fuel can be found at the site, and that it may take a long […]
02/13/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson
Is Doomsday upon us? Scientists have set the clock to “two minutes to midnight” over global nuclear threat
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) has moved the “Doomsday Clock” 30 seconds closer to midnight, leaving us only two minutes away from global Armageddon. The decision to move the hands of this hypothetical timepiece was made last January 25 amidst growing concern of a nuclear attack — particularly between North Korea and the […]
10/13/2017 / By Tracey Watson
Legacy of Chernobyl: Boar shot in Sweden found to have 10 TIMES the accepted amount of radiation, 30 years after disaster
On April 26, 1986, a disastrous accident at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine led to the release of more radiation into the atmosphere than the nuclear bomb released over Hiroshima, Japan in the Second World War. A routine test gone wrong resulted in what has been called the worst power plant accident in history […]
10/08/2017 / By Russel Davis
Blunder at Fukushima: Mistake may have contaminated groundwater with radioactive waste
Officials at Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) have cautioned that contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors might have leaked since April following faulty water gauge settings that have lowered groundwater levels nearby. According to the company, the settings on six of the many wells located around the reactors were up to three feet below the requirement. Groundwater levels in […]
09/20/2017 / By Ethan Huff
Eight-legged tardigrades are the ultimate doomsday survivors and can live 30 years without food or water
In the event of a cataclysmic doomsday scenario such as an asteroid strike or an exploding star, there’s only one creature on earth that even stands a chance at survival: the tardigrade. This eight-legged, microscopic animal can survive for up to 30 years without food or water, reports indicate, and can sustain extreme temperatures as […]
08/17/2017 / By Jayson Veley
Panicked buying of iodide now underway as radiation “antidote” reportedly “flying off shelves”
Between North Korea, which has been ramping up its anti-American rhetoric and conducting multiple missile tests in recent months, and Iran, which is continuing the development of a nuclear weapon no thanks to the disastrous nuclear deal negotiated by Barack Obama and former Secretary of State John Kerry, many Americans are currently living in fear […]
08/10/2017 / By Mike Adams
The Health Ranger’s science-based preparedness guide for surviving nuclear fallout
Suddenly the threat of nuclear attack from North Korea seems incredibly real to many people, and even the mainstream media is now warning residents of Hawaii to build bunkers for survival. (Seriously, CNN just reported that.) As is often the case, much of the information you’re told about surviving a nuclear attack is complete bunk. […]
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