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The nuclear test that scientists feared might ignite Earth’s atmosphere

J. Robert Oppenheimer led the scientific effort that created the world’s first atomic bomb during World War II. The Trinity test in 1945 produced an explosion equal to nearly 25,000 tons of TNT, ...
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How the First Nuclear Explosion Led to the Discovery of a Rare Form of Matter

On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first-ever nuclear test, known as the Trinity test, in the desert of New Mexico. This test marked a watershed moment in history, not only ...
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Should America resume nuclear tests?

America’s last nuclear detonation was nothing special. Smaller than the bomb that killed 73,000 people in Nagasaki, it exploded 1,397 feet below the Nevada desert. It shook the ground, created a ...
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US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Tuesday revealed what he said were new details of an underground nuclear test blast that China allegedly conducted in June 2020. Assistant ...
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The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here’s what that means

A DF-17 road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile is seen during a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. China may want to develop new nuclear warheads for its ...
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The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here's what that means

Late last week, the U.S. leveled an explosive claim: China is planning secret nuclear weapons tests and has already conducted at least one. China denied the allegations, but experts are worried that ...