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By Jul 22, 2021
Military

The US military’s first experiment with portable nuclear reactors was short and tragic

Naturally, they're trying it again.
By Mar 17, 2021
Environment

How a top-secret nuclear project became a gold mine for data on Greenland’s ice sheet

‘Project Iceworm’ was a Cold War-era army project, and its results accidentally revealed secrets about our planet’s past.
By Oct 12, 2020
Science

Landing on the moon only made us love it more

When space entered the realm of scientific inquiry, many wondered if the eternal mystique of the moon would survive.
By Jul 13, 2020
Space

Militaries around the world are already rocketing beyond the scope of space law

A pair of recent reports point to growing space conflicts, but the efforts to prevent them are stagnant or out of step.
By Aug 27, 2019
Military

A few small goofs nearly threw the world into nuclear war

Excerpt: End Times
By Jun 19, 2018
Space

Cold War in Space

There's a strange, secrecy-shrouded contest, short of open hostilities but with deadly serious military implications.
By Jan 21, 2017
Space

Going to space helped teach the world to work together

NASA was founded on the principle that "activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind"
By Aug 10, 2016
Military

A Solar Storm Almost Led The U.S. To War With The Soviet Union

In 1967, the sun heated up the Cold War
By Aug 4, 2016
Environment

Forgotten Cold War Waste Will Re-emerge With Global Warming

Before this century’s end, toxins, radioactive material will come back to haunt us
By Jun 21, 2016
Military

Spies Hid Messages Inside Dead Rats

According to a CIA report