Apocalypse engineer: Ukrainian helped Oppenheimer create a nuclear bomb, and then fought for the disarmament of the world

Ukrainian Georgy Kistyakovsky helped Oppenheimer create a nuclear bomb, and then advised three US presidents to abandon it. His story is told by Babel. Among the characters in Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" is the scientist George Kistiakowski. This American physicist and chemist of Ukrainian origin was one of…

Enriched uranium in Iran is enough for three nuclear bombs: IAEA report

Iran, as defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has uranium enriched to 60% weapons-grade purity, enough to create three atomic bombs. In addition, the authorities continue to refuse to provide information on key issues. Reuters reported in more detail. Steady…

The United States carried out an explosion at a test site in Nevada immediately after Russia announced the lifting of the ban on nuclear tests

The United States conducted an experiment using explosives at a nuclear test site in Nevada a few hours after Russia lifted its ban on atomic weapons tests. Moscow says this will put it on par with the United States. Told more...

Russia delivered its nuclear weapons to Belarus: Lukashenko said that they are many times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that his country began to receive Russian tactical nuclear weapons. According to him, some warheads are three times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, according to Reuters. "We have missiles...

'I feel terrible': Bill Clinton blames himself for Russia's attack on Ukraine

The 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, deplored his role in Ukraine's nuclear disarmament in the 1990s. He suggested that otherwise Russia might not have made a full-scale invasion, according to Ukrayinska Pravda. Clinton said this in an interview...

Russia to place nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus

Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, noting that for the first time since the mid-1990s, Moscow will deploy such weapons outside the country. Reuters writes about it. Putin made this statement at a time of rising tensions...

Six radiation disasters in the USSR, about which you have never heard

Historian and co-founder of the Democratic Sokyra party Yuri Gudymenko published on Facebook a review of historical facts about serious radiation disasters that occurred during the Soviet era. Six large-scale radioactive contaminations that were hidden by the Soviet government - and this is just what we were able to find out about...

The United States has accelerated the sending of modernized nuclear bombs to Europe: they say that Russia has nothing to do with it

The United States has accelerated the deployment of upgraded nuclear weapons to NATO bases in Europe, according to two people familiar with the matter. Politico writes about it. The arrival of the upgraded B61-12 bomb, originally scheduled for next spring, is now scheduled for December this year, the…

Poland asks the US to give it access to nuclear weapons: this is possible within the framework of the NATO agreement

Poland is negotiating with the United States to participate in a program for the joint use of nuclear weapons to counter growing threats from Russia, Ukrainian Pravda reports. Polish President Andrzej Duda told the Gazeta Polska newspaper. "The first problem is that we don't have...

Former CIA director: US will destroy Russian troops and fleet in Crimea if Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine

The US and its allies will destroy Russian troops and equipment in Ukraine and sink its Black Sea Fleet if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons in the war, warned former CIA director and retired Army General David Petraeus. About it…

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