Nuclear power
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How radioactive rhinos may prevent poaching
Under The Radar Injecting radioactive material will make horns harder to smuggle internationally
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Iran at the nuclear crossroads
The Explainer Officials 'openly threatening' to build nuclear bomb, as watchdog finds large increase in enriched uranium stockpile
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How would we know if World War Three had started?
Today's Big Question With conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, the 'spark' that could ignite all-out war 'already exists'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is higher spending a magic bullet for UK defence?
Today's Big Question Labour has vowed to up defence spending to 2.5% of GDP and increase nuclear deterrent
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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A 'nuclear timebomb': tensions rise over Ukraine power plant
Under the Radar Greenpeace accuses Vladimir Putin of threatening an 'unprecedented escalation' of war
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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How likely is an accidental nuclear incident?
The Explainer Artificial intelligence, secret enemy tests or false alarms could trigger inadvertent launch or detonation
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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LK-99: the room-temperature superconductor discovery causing a stir
feature Scientific community sceptical of ‘magic material that would revolutionise our world’
By The Week Staff Published
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Japan's controversial decision to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific
Speed Read Japan plans to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean with the disapproval of many
By Devika Rao Published
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: the real ‘father of the atomic bomb’ at centre of new blockbuster
Why Everyone’s Talking About The physicist who led the Manhattan Project has become a martyr for some but his legacy is more complicated
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Russia planning to blow up the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?
Today's Big Question Ukraine warns of tactical sabotage that could cause radioactive disaster and force Kyiv into peace talks
By The Week Staff Published
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The science behind nuclear weapons
Speed Read What makes them so deadly?
By Devika Rao Published
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The pros and cons of nuclear power
Pros and Cons Chancellor renews government push for nuclear expansion but opposition remains
By The Week Staff Last updated
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The pros and cons of nuclear power
Pros and Cons Chancellor renews government push for nuclear expansion but opposition remains
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Great British Nuclear: one step forward to take two steps back?
Talking Point New flagship agency to deliver UK’s next generation of reactors delayed as nuclear output is set to decline further
By The Week Staff Published
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