Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are destructive devices that derive their power from nuclear reactions. The term weapon refers to devices such as bombs and warheads designed to deliver explosive power against an enemy.
For over fifty years the "doomsday clock" has symbolized the threat that nuclear weapons pose to the world. The clock has appeared at various times on the cover of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a magazine about global security that was founded at the end of World War II…>> (read more)
Nuclear Weapons Points of View
5 Nuclear Weapons Have Made the World Safer
6 India and Pakistan Pose a Serious Threat to Nuclear Security
7 2003 War in Iraq Increased Nuclear Security
8 2003 War in Iraq Did Not Increase Nuclear Security
9 The United States Needs a Missile Defense System
10 Missile Defense System Currently Being Developed Will Not Work
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Nuclear Weapons in the News
Byline: Heidi Benson; Chronicle Staff Writer
Just because weapons of mass destruction weren't found in Iraq doesn't mean they are not proliferating wildly elsewhere.
According…>> (read more)
Byline: David Perlman; Chronicle Science Editor
With India and Pakistan both holding arsenals of nuclear weapons, and the two nations locked in seemingly endless hostility over disputed…>> (read more)
Byline: Choe Sang-Hun; New York Times
Seoul -- North Korea unleashed a propaganda tirade against South Korea's new president, Lee Myung-bak, Tuesday, calling him a "traitor" and…>> (read more)
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