Scientific American , By Ella Weber on November 22, 2023 The missiles on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota make it a potential target for a nuclear attack. And that doesn’t come close to describing what the reality would be for those on the ground. This podcast is Part 4 of a five-part series. Listen to Part…
November 16th, 2023 What would happen to the fields of amber waves of grain in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana and North Dakota that feed so many, as well as the area's population, should a concerted nuclear attack occur in those same fields housing silos of intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs? New research by Princeton University’s Program…
The workers who make pits face these risks every day The U.S. is ramping up construction of new “plutonium pits” for nuclear weapons Scientific American, BY SARAH SCOLES 1 Dec 23 [excellent illustrations] This article is part of “The New Nuclear Age,” a special report on a $1.5-trillion effort to remake the American nuclear arsenal. Within…