nuclear
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Between 1979 and 1988, 67 planned nuclear projects were canceled, according to the Energy Department.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Kim has repeatedly vowed never to give up his nuclear arsenal, and his powerful sister said before Xi's visit that the programme was Pyongyang's "line of no retreat".
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
China is North Korea's most important political and economic partner, and a lifeline in the face of heavy international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
While conventional nuclear plants split heavy atoms in a process called fission, fusion does the opposite: It combines light atomic nuclei into heavier ones, releasing enormous energy without greenhouse-gas emissions or long-lived radioactive waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In 1962, most non-scientists knew nothing of the possibility of nuclear winter.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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