In eastern Ukraine, the city of Pokrovsk is under intense pressure from Russian forces. The Kremlin claims to have surrounded Ukrainian troops, but Ukraine denies this, saying they are reinforcing their positions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently visited troops near Pokrovsk to show his support. The situation in Pokrovsk is dire. Russian forces have ...
Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, has asked his team to look into restarting nuclear tests. This comes after the U. S. president hinted that America might do the same. Putin said Russia has followed the rules of the nuclear test ban treaty, but if others start testing, Russia will too. A top Russian official, Andrei Belousov, suggested getting ready for full-scale nu...
The US is making some noise about nuclear weapons testing again. But before you panic, it's not what you might think. The Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, clarified that the tests won't involve actual nuclear explosions. Instead, they're more like system checks. Think of it like testing all the parts of a car engine without actually starting the car. These tests are ...
The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) has kicked off a special mission. They're focusing on a comet called 3I/ATLAS. This mission is all about tracking this space rock with extreme precision. It's like a big practice run to see how well the world can spot and follow objects from space. At the same time, the U. S. has a plan for protecting Earth from spac...
President Trump made a surprising announcement about nuclear testing. He said the U. S. would start testing nukes again. This news came just before a big meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping. Many people, including some of Trump's own advisers, were caught off guard. Trump posted about this on social media while on his way to meet Xi. He said other countries, lik...
In a surprising move, President Donald Trump announced on social media that he had ordered the U. S. military to start testing nuclear weapons. This announcement came just hours before Vice Admiral Richard Correll was set to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation as the commander of America's nuclear forces. The timing and nature of T...
Some old sky photos from the 1950s show strange lights. These lights might be linked to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Researchers looked at data from 1949 to 1957. They found that these lights appeared more often around the time of nuclear tests. On days with at least one light, more UFO reports meant more lights in the photos. There was also a small link between nu...
Did you know that China's nuclear tests could have impacted Kazakhstan? Between 1964 and 1980, China performed these tests at Lop Nor, not far from Kazakhstan. While the Soviet Union's tests were centered around Semipalatinsk, the southeast Abai oblast of Kazakhstan might have gotten radioactive fallout from China. Places like Makanchi, Urdzhar, and Taskesken might h...