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What would nuclear winter be like?

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If the sight of a mushroom cloud burning above the horizon suggests that the nuclear weapon-equipped world might end with a bang, then nuclear winter presents the notion that post-World War III humanity might very well die with a whimper.

How Nuclear Submarines Work

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Nuclear submarines are powered by nuclear reactors and may carry nuclear weapons. Read about nuclear submarines and how they changed the world's oceans forever.

How the Nuclear Arms Race Works

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The nuclear arms race was a frantic era in which several nations tested nuclear technology and stockpiled warheads. Read about the nuclear arms race.

Can a car run on nuclear power?

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Is it possible to make a nuclear-powered car? Learn more about the first nuclear powered car and how we can use nuclear power plant technology.

5 Worst Nuclear Disasters in the World

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Nuclear power plant accidents are rare, but when they happen, there can be lasting effects from the radiation. Here are history's most horrific accidents.

How Do Scientists Determine the Age of Dinosaur Bones?

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Every time a new fossil is found, one of the first things scientists determine is how old that fossil really is. But how do they determine it, and how can they be completely accurate?

The U.S. Air Force Dropped an Atomic Bomb on South Carolina in 1958

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In the 1950s a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped on rural South Carolina. Learn more about this weird history in this HowStuffWorks article.

Trinitite: How the First Nuclear Bomb Turned Sand to Glass

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Sand turned to glass at White Sands Missile Range. What do we know today about the remnants of the world's first nuclear blast?

10 Bizarre Car Innovations That Thankfully Failed

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Cars today are technological marvels that contain some truly miraculous innovations. If you were to tell people even 10 years ago that cars would be able to park themselves, direct the driver to where they are going and be equipped with rear view cameras, most people would tell you that you’re crazy. Yet, here we […] The post 10 Bizarre Car Innovations That Thankfully Failed appeared first on Goliath.

Tsar Bomba: The Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon Ever Built

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In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba, still the biggest, most powerful nuclear bomb ever built. One of the cameramen who recorded the event said it sounded "as if the Earth has been killed."

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