Tag: NUCLEAR WEAPONS

When we think about a country retreat in England, we picture a small cottage surrounded by beautiful gardens and a moss-covered stone wall. But apparently, that's too idealistic and the real housing market is much more underground -- literally. According to an Associated Press report posted on CBS News, an unnamed person bought a rural nuclear bunker Monday that was built during the Cold War. ...

Watch out, Alderaan; the world's largest laser is finally complete. Created to blast tiny hydrogen atoms into a self-sustaining fusion reaction, the giant laser system -- located in Livermore, California -- is known as the National Ignition Facility (NIF). According to the Daily Mail, the system is comprised of 192 laser beams and is 60 times more powerful than the next most powerful laser. It'll ...

After helping us with faster Web searches, smarter e-mail, and easier driving directions, Google has now entered the wild, unpredictable world of nuclear terrorism. By accident! According to British newspaper The Sun, aerial views of Britain's solitary nuclear naval base -- including its longitude and latitude -- are accessible by anyone with Google Earth installed on their computer. The ...