ISFAHAN, IRAN – Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, reports indicate that Israel has launched airstrikes on a target within Iran. The strikes were in response to Iran’s recent barrage of drones and rockets aimed at Israel, with footage shared on social media showing anti-aircraft fire over the city of Isfahan where one of … Read more
Researchers in Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute were surprised to witness a dazzling aurora in Antarctica’s Queen Maud Land. At the same time in Puerto Rico, the Arecibo radio telescope detected an unusual disturbance in the ionosphere, while a US government lab in Florida observed a mysterious signal on a graph paper. This signal originated from … Read more
Kiev, Ukraine – The head of the UN atomic watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has called for “maximum military restraint” following a series of powerful explosions near the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine this week. This comes amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides accusing each other of jeopardizing the safety of the … Read more
Albuquerque, New Mexico – In the film “Oppenheimer,” General Leslie Groves questions J. Robert Oppenheimer about the potential catastrophic consequences of pressing the atomic bomb detonation button. This conversation raises the “non-zero” chance that the bomb could ignite a chain reaction in Earth’s atmosphere, a scenario that intrigued nuclear astrophysicists Michael Wiescher and Karlheinz Langanke. … Read more
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian military forces are revolutionizing their training with the development of a ground-based nuclear explosion simulator. This groundbreaking device, developed by researchers at the Russian Military Academy of Logistics, will offer visual simulations of the impact effect, light flash, and mushroom cloud resulting from a nuclear explosion. The new simulator is expected … Read more
U.S. and European officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about restoring the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran before the U.S. midterm elections. Tehran’s hardening demands cast doubt on its desire to reach an agreement quickly. Officials in the United States say no decision has been made to halt the diplomatic effort. Still, a tightening political calendar at home leaves little time to strike a final agreement.
According to retired Rear Admiral John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, Iran will not be allowed to have or possess a nuclear weapon. Furthermore, he states that the president believes diplomacy is the best way to prevent nuclear weapons development. As a result of President Donald Trump’s administration pulling out of … Read more