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What would nuclear war look like in the 21st century?

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

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This handout file picture taken on August 6,1945 by the US Army and released via the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum shows a mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb dropped by the B-29 bomber Enola Gay over the city of Hiroshima.

Shadow of Hiroshima: 78th anniversary brings current nuclear climate into focus

Hiroshima and Nagasaki revealed the kind of destruction possible with nuclear warfare. While notable disarmament efforts had been made in the years thereafter, that no longer seems to be the priority.

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A Russian Il-80 military transport aircraft, also known as the Doomsday plane, and MiG-29 fighter jets fly in formation during a rehearsal for a flypast. Credit:Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters

Russian and American Doomsday Planes

Media and websites talked about allegations of monitoring the flight of the Russian "Doomsday Plane" over Moscow, and about monitoring the takeoff of the American Doomsday plane after Putin called…

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What would nuclear war look like in the 21st century?

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