Items tagged with nuclear

by Tim Sweezy - Wed, Dec 08, 2021

NASA And China Want To Put Nuclear Reactors On The Moon, What Could Go Wrong?

NASA is looking into using nuclear fission to power a lunar base and future spacecraft to travel to Mars and beyond. If you happen to be good at nuclear fission, you also have an opportunity to score a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for $5 billion dollars. It is no secret that NASA is working hard to... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Sun, Mar 14, 2021

Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks Are A Real Threat And The USAF Is Guarding Against Them

Nuclear bombs and electromagnetic pulses are heard about in pop culture, but is it a real threat in the modern era? A U.S Air Force base in Texas seems to think there is at least some risk and is surveying a facility to find anything vulnerable to EMP attacks. Officials at Joint Base San Antonio in Lackland, Texas... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Sat, Oct 12, 2019

Warp Speed Mr Sulu: US Navy Files Patent For Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor

While the construction of new nuclear powerplants in the United States (and in other countries) seems to be falling out of favor, the same can’t be said for their use by the U.S. Military. The US Navy still relies on nuclear power for the bulk of its large warships. But while those ships are powered by nuclear fission... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Wed, Sep 04, 2019

Military Tech Experts Suggest The US Should Give AI Control Of A Nuclear Warfare Button

Many of the nuclear deterrence strategies that the U.S. has today were developed during the Cold War era when military officials had significant time to detect an incoming nuclear attack and decide a course of action for a response. This mutually assured destruction worked, in that any enemy with nuclear weapons knew... Read more...