atomic

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Crucially, it held on to its stockpile of nearly 1,000 pounds of near weapons-grade uranium—half of it buried in caskets in a tunnel deep under its Isfahan nuclear site, according to the U.N. atomic agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"Our findings may open a route toward compact gravitational-wave sensing, where the relevant atomic ensemble is millimeter-scale," said Navdeep Arya, a postdoctoral researcher at Stockholm University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

“There is a very long history of excellence in optics and atomic physics in France, and so we are really tapping into this tradition,” Bokhari told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

This is a city of ancient caves but also of modern mills and atomic research facilities, which makes it impossible for two people to view it in the same way.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

On July 10, in the Oval Hall of the Kremlin, Nikita Khrushchev spoke to a large group of party leaders, military officers, and atomic scientists.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin