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Feb 28 2024
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Texas wildfires threatened a nuclear weapon facility. Here is what we know
A nuclear weapons facility was forced to briefly evacuate most of its staff due to threats from a fast moving wildfire in the Texas Panhandle. The Pantex plant, northeast of Amarillo, evacuated nonessential staff Tuesday night as the blaze grew into the second largest in state history. Pantex is one of six production facilities in the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Security
WKRN News 2Feb 28 2024
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Out-of-control Texas wildfires pause work at nuclear weapons facility
Out-of-control wildfires are raging across the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing evacuations, power shut offs for thousands and causing a nuclear weapons facility to temporarily shut down. Non-essential staff were evacuated Tuesday evening out of an "abundance of caution" from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Pantex plant, located northeast of Amarillo, spokesperson Laef
Just The NewsFeb 28 2024
News
Wildfires sweeping across Texas Panhandle force shutdown of nuclear weapons facility
A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. An unknown number of homes and other structures in Hutchinson County were damaged or destroyed, local emergency officials said. The main
MarketWatchDec 27 2023
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Iran triples output of near-weapons grade nuclear fuel
Iran tripled its output of near-weapons grade nuclear fuel over the past three months, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday, signaling the reopening of a dangerous front in Tehran’s conflict with the West as the Gaza war intensifies.
The International Atomic Energy Agency told member states in a confidential report that Iran is now producing uranium enriched to 60% purity at a rate
SemaforFeb 28 2024
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"All Weapons Safe": Wildfire Temporarily Suspends Operations At Texas Nuclear Bomb Plant
A wildfire in the Texas Panhandle exploded in size on Tuesday, forcing the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons plant.
ZeroHedgeJun 03 2023
Analysis
Why Putin will use nuclear weapons
However you try to spin it, the drone strikes that struck Moscow’s wealthiest neighbourhoods on Tuesday night represented a grim turning point in Putin’s flagging campaign against Ukraine. The surprise attacks — which killed eight people, and for which Kyiv has denied all responsibility — were the first against Russian civilians since the war began. They were also the most significant
UnHerdNov 10 2023
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Russia's nuclear weapons move sparks NATO fears
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin has made "the world more dangerous" by his decision to walk away from international nuclear agreements. Stoltenberg made the comments during a Berlin press conference held after he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In criticizing Russia, the NATO chief cited Putin's move earlier this year to
NewsweekMay 24 2016
Opinion
Nuclear Weapons and Warfare
Nuclear weapons, the means of producing them, and their potential use play significant roles in international relations and homeland security. Throughout its history, RAND has provided detailed analyses and recommendations for defense planners and helped policymakers make informed national security decisions with regard to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the nuclear activities of India
RAND CorporationFeb 15 2024
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Is Russia developing space-based nuclear weapon? What we know of US claim
What is the space-based nuclear weapon that the United States has warned Congress and allies in Europe that Russia could use against the West's satellites?
The exact nature of the weapon - and whether it actually exists - is unclear. But threatening satellites could cause all sorts of mischief - undermining communications, surveillance, intelligence and command and control around the
ReutersApr 27 2024
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Assault weapon deadline looming
Apr. 27—For the past several weeks, employees at Swamp Yankee Arms have been fielding a barrage of phone calls and aiding a steady stream of customers at the Jewett City gun shop. Gun sales are brisk, but that's not the reason so many people are coming in. Shop owner Zachary Pearson said the increase is because of a scramble by gun owners to meet a May 1 deadline to register certain firearms
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