“The Pentagon is contracting Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop rockets that can deliver packages anywhere on the planet in under an hour,” reports Vice: One of the things that makes the U.S. military a dominant global fighting force is its ability to move troops, weapons, and supplies quickly to where they’re needed. C-17 transport planes soar across the globe delivering troops…
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Russia declassifies footage of ‘Tsar Bomba’ — the most powerful nuclear bomb in history
In 1961, Russia detonated the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuke in history, over a remote Arctic island. New footage has been declassified and shared on YouTube. Source: https://www.livescience.com/tsar-bomba-secret-test-footage-declassified.html
Indian Nuke Plant’s Network Reportedly Hit By Malware Tied To North Korea
North Korea is reportedly behind a cyberattack on India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. “The malware, identified by researchers as North Korea’s Dtrack, was reported by [former analyst for India’s National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) Pukhraj Singh] to have gained ‘domain controller-level access’ at Kudankulam,” reports Ars Technica. “The attack has been reported to the government.” From the report: The attack likely…
Elon Musk Begins Selling $25 ‘Nuke Mars’ T-Shirts
“Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday evening ‘Nuke Mars.’ A few hours later he followed it up with ‘T-shirt soon’,” writes Business Insider. BGR reports: Musk’s tweet is a reference to the theory that by dropping one or more large bombs on Mars’ poles, the CO2 locked away in the ice there would be released, giving the Martian atmosphere a much-needed boost……
Nuke Retirements Could Lead To 4 Billion Metric Tons of Extra CO2 Emissions, Says IEA
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns world leaders that — without support for new nuclear power or lifetime extensions for existing nuclear power plants — the world’s climate goals are at risk. “The lack of further lifetime extensions of existing nuclear plants and new projects could result…