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Nuclear Proliferation
—Borgna Brunner Spain. On March 11, 2004, Spain's most horrific terrorist attack occurred: 202 people were killed and 1,400 were injured in bombings at Madrid's railway station. The government at…Nuclear and Chemical Accidents
Though nuclear power is a good source of energy and is generally not a threat, there have been instances when security measures have failed. Nuclear meltdowns can cause dangerous radiation to escape…A Nuclear North Korea
—Borgna Brunner Hamid Karzai, leader of an interim Afghan government after the fall of the Taliban, officially became head of state in June 2002. Karzai's strong international support led to the…Axis of Nuclear Provocation
—Borgna Brunner In an attempt to restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Israel and the United States resolved to circumvent Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, whom Israeli prime…Nuclear Disasters Quiz
Nuclear disasters are catastrophic events that can have severe consequences on human health and the environment. Despite the best efforts of engineers and scientists, nuclear disasters have occurred…World Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles
As of 2014, nine nations had nuclear weapon functionality. While all countries do not disclose the exact number of warheads, best estimates—compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research…Nuclear Ambitions Ebb and Flow
—Borgna Brunner On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake > the largest earthquake in 40 years—ruptured the floor of the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The…South Asia's Nuclear States
1998 News of the World India and Pakistan raised fears of a budding Asian nuclear arms race when each detonated nuclear tests in May 1998. Just two months after staunch Hindu nationalist…Countries with Nuclear Weapons Capability
Acknowledged: U.K., China, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, United States, Israel, North Korea1 Seeking: Syria, Iran2 Abandoned: South Africa…The 2011 Nuclear Crisis in Japan
Acute radiation syndrome, reactor meltdown, and nuclear disaster are all scary terms. Learn about what the terms mean in relation to Japan's 2011 crisis. Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant…Trending
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