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Image: (Original Caption) The Charleston shot was part of Operation Plumbbob and was fired from a balloon on September 28, 1957. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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The military once considered using balloons as nuclear weapons systems

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 5, 2026

A mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear weapon test during Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER. Over two thousand Marines witnessed the event, which was conducted in 1952 at the Nevada Proving Ground.
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The Army once considered a nuclear-powered tank built by Chrysler

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 16, 2025

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China has a stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads, up from 400 last year

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 19, 2023

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North Korea is developing a HIMARS for nuclear missiles

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 4, 2023

China's nuclear weapons
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China has doubled its nuclear stockpile in the last 2 years, DoD report finds

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 29, 2022

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What it takes to join the Air Force’s 24/7 ‘SWAT’ team for nuclear missile fields

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

Radiation
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Here’s what a ‘dirty bomb’ is and how it fits into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Fears of an EMP attack are overblown. It’s what comes next that should worry you
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Fears of an EMP attack are overblown. It’s what comes next that should worry you

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 28, 2022

DART
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Meet the NASA team that’s replaced Hollywood as America’s chief rogue asteroid defense

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 27, 2022

China Soldiers Training
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No more ambiguity: US Troops will defend Taiwan if China invades, Biden says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

Davy Crockett
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The story of the ‘Davy Crockett,’ a nuclear recoilless rifle once fielded by the US Army

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago
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The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

b-2 spirit bomber
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More people have gone into space than have piloted the Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

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Sailors injured after nuclear submarine crashes into submerged object in the Pacific

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Oct 13, 2021

Air Force secretary warns China could make ‘catastrophic mistake’ with its nuclear weapons
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Air Force secretary warns China could make ‘catastrophic mistake’ with its nuclear weapons

By David Roza

Updated on Sep 21, 2021

What it was like for Marines responding to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history
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What it was like for Marines responding to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 16, 2021