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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 […]
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 […]
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