Tag Archives: Atomic Age

The Disney Attraction Powered By Nuclear Weapons Tech via Popular Mechanics

Posted on 2019/01/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the form of a 14-channel tape recorder using one-inch magnetic tape. On June 23, 1963, Walt Disney opened his famous Tiki Room on the grounds of Disneyland. Featuring animatronic animals, a Polynesian atmosphere and non-alcoholic tiki drinks, the Tiki … Continue reading →

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You’re invited to tour historic nuclear reactor via East Idaho News

Posted on 2019/01/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

IDAHO FALLS – Fifty miles west of Idaho Falls in the Arco desert is the site of a once-active nuclear reactor. On Dec. 20, 1951, Experimental Reactor Breeder I became the first power plant to produce electricity using atomic energy. … Continue reading →

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The ‘whole nuclear cycle’ via Albuquerque Journal

Posted on 2018/06/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Megan Bennett / Journal North Reporter SANTA FE, N.M. — The origins of New Mexico’s history surrounding the atomic bomb can be traced back to Robert Oppenheimer’s long-time love of the Land of Enchantment. Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist known … Continue reading →

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Delegates clash over nuclear ban treaty via NHK World

Posted on 2018/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Delegates to a preparatory meeting for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference have clashed over a UN nuclear ban treaty adopted last year. The 10-day meeting kicked off at the United Nations’ European headquarters in Geneva on Monday. One … Continue reading →

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Top Secret “Dayton Project” History Front And Center At New Cold War Discovery Center via WVXU

Posted on 2018/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A Miamisburg site that played a big role in nuclear history will soon be open to the public. It’s the home of the former Mound Laboratories – known to some in the Miami Valley for its important role in developing … Continue reading →

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Pressure Mounts on Japan to Join the Nuclear Ban Treaty via InDepthNews

Posted on 2018/04/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (IDN) – Japan is coming under pressure from within to sign and ratify the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, which acknowledges the “unacceptable suffering” of the hibakusha – survivors of hitherto the first ever atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki … Continue reading →

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Why Switzerland hasn’t (yet) signed the treaty banning nuclear weapons via SwissInfo.ch

Posted on 2018/03/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Switzerland has not yet signed or ratified the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty, adopted by the United Nations last summer. A decision is expected in the coming months. Meanwhile, pressure is building for the Swiss to adhere to the convention. Despite … Continue reading →

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Is Japan moving to renege on no-nuclear weapon policy? via The Nation

Posted on 2018/01/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, was denied a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during her recent visit to Japan. […] It is not difficult to understand why … Continue reading →

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Ring of Fire ROARS: Four huge quakes and two volcanoes strike Pacific basin in 36 HOURS via Daily Star

Posted on 2018/01/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

JAPAN has been struck by a huge earthquake following 36 hours of intense activity around the Ring of Fire. It goes from New Zealand, up the Asia-Pacific coast across Japan and northern Russia, before skirting down Alaska, Canada, the US … Continue reading →

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Watch the 2018 Doomsday Clock Announcement via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2018/01/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at 10 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on Thursday, January 25, 2018, to announce the 2018 time of the Doomsday Clock. Watch the announcement live at clock.thebulletin.org, or on … Continue reading →

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