North Korea's next nuke test a matter of 'when,' not 'if,' US Army general says, warning its on the way to a key nuclear capability

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 at an undisclosed location in this still image of a photo used in a video released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) April 14, 2023.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-1

Sam Altman compared the scale of OpenAI with the Manhattan Project and quoted Oppenheimer in 2019, report says

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Sam Altman and Robert Oppenheimer points to a picture of a mushroom cloud.
Sam Altman and Robert Oppenheimer, pointing to a picture of a mushroom cloud.

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Putin has taken Belarus 'hostage' with Russian plans to station nuclear weapons in the country, says Ukraine

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The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov during the briefing after the sitting of the Councile in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 7, 2022.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov during the briefing after the sitting of the Council in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 7, 2022.

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Putin plans to store tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018.

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North Korea claims it can unleash a 'super-scale radioactive tsunami' with an underwater drone that detonates near ships or ports

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In this photo taken from March 21 to 23, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea.
In this photo taken from March 21 to 23, 2023 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises an exercise in South Hamgyong province, North Korea.

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A nuclear physicist describes 7 things you probably didn't know about radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb

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Nuclear warheads, like the one shown here, are short- and long-term killers.

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A manhole cover launched into space with a nuclear test is the fastest human-made object. A scientist on Operation Plumbbob told us the unbelievable story.

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The pockmarked Nevada Testing Site, strewn with craters from all the nuclear weapons tests that took place there.

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A nuclear watchdog says it found uranium in Iran that's less than 7% away from bomb-making levels in enrichment purity

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Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi attends the joint meeting of the European Parliament.
Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi attends the joint meeting of the European Parliament.

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Sheltering miles from a nuclear blast may not be enough to survive unless you know where to hide, new calculations show

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Sturdy concrete buildings far enough away from the nuclear blast are your best bet for survival beyond an underground bunker.

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Russia's 'Satan 2' Sarmat missile can carry more than a dozen nuclear warheads and destroy entire cities - if it ever works

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Russia's Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile launches in Russia's northwest region of Plesetsk, on April 20, 2022.

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