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Why is there so much talk about nuclear weapons this week?
North Korea is one potential villain in a fictional movie about nuclear war on Netflix, Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite.” It is a “Rashomon”-style thriller about the concept of mutually assured destruction that the filmmakers mean to be a wakeup call for nuclear powers.

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What to know about the recent Russian nuclear-capable weapons testing
Trump stuns with call to resume nuclear tests — why now, and what it could mean
Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
President Trump’s unexpected declaration on Thursday that he was ordering the U.S. military to resume nuclear testing prompted visions of a return to the worst days of the Cold War, when the United St...

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Trump says plans to resume nuclear weapons testing 'will be announced'
Trump won’t say if U.S. will do underground nuclear testing
Trump's nuclear weapons testing plan is still pretty murky — he and top officials aren't exactly clearing things up
Vice Adm. Richard Correll told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday that he "wouldn't presume that the president's words meant nuclear testing," as in testing involving detonating a nuclear wa...

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Trump's nuclear testing plan raises fears, confusion in Washington
What does Trump mean by 'nuclear testing?'

Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean

The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.

Ukraine accuses Russia of "systematic energy terror" as IAEA warns latest strikes jeopardize nuclear safety

Ukraine accuses Russia of "systematic energy terror" as the global atomic energy watchdog warns Moscow's latest strikes jeopardize nuclear plants' safety.

Experts warn of environmental and health risks as Trump orders nuclear testing

President Donald Trump announced he is ordering the U.S. to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering what this would entail and how it would be implemented.

US nuclear airmen plead guilty to false statements in shooting that suspended Sig Sauer M18 use

Two airmen at a Wyoming U.S. Air Force base have pleaded guilty to making false statements about the deadly shooting of another airman

Ex-Mossad chief behind Iran nuclear warehouse raid says Iran’s atomic sites ‘obliterated,’ credits Trump

Former Mossad director reveals Iran's nuclear sites were 'obliterated' in U.S. strikes, warns Tehran that Israel 'can come again' if uranium enrichment resumes.

Testing America’s Nuclear Bombs: What to Know

Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pans Trump's nuclear testing: 'Weakness masquerading as strength'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called President Donald Trump's directive to restart testing nuclear weapons in the United States "weakness masquerading as strength.""Look, this is weakness masquerading as strength.

Can we actually stop a nuclear missile? 'A House of Dynamite' has a shocking answer

What are the procedures that get followed?” says the journalist-turned-screenwriter, who collaborated with director Kathryn Bigelow on the stress-inducing Netflix thriller (streaming now).Start the day smarter.
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