Nuclear Weapons 372 - DARPA and Kromek Are Working On A Small Cheap Device To Detect And Identify Radioactive Isotopes

       With the chance of another nuclear accident, a dirty bomb or even a deliberate nuclear detonation increasing, the ability to cheaply and easily measure environmental radiation is becoming more important by the day.

Nuclear Weapons 371 - Nuclear Bombs As Defense Against Asteroid Impacts

       The primary use for nuclear bombs is destruction of an enemy in a conflict. There have been attempts since World War II to find peaceful uses such as digging canals and fracking for natural gas but none of them turned out to practical and safe. There is a new peaceful use of nuclear warheads that has been tossed around for a few decades, but we have not had an opportunity to test such a use.

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