The deep symbolism is enough; the leader of the only country ever to have used an atomic weapon laying a wreath in a city that has become a monument to the perils of our nuclear age.
As soon as the fuel is irradiated it will begin to produce plutonium that could be used in an atomic weapon, and for this reason Russia has insisted on the spent fuel's return as a condition for completing and fueling the plant.
Mr. Marks provided code briefings to commandos who destroyed the heavy water plant in Norway that the Germans were using for an atomic weapons program, and his agency carried out extensive sabotage in conjunction with the D-Day invasion.
Who else will have that kind of rationale for their use of an atomic weapon?
On May 27th, President Obama will be the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima since we obliterated 60% of the city with the first use of an atomic weapon.
In 1950, President Truman announced his willingness to use an atomic bomb — "every weapon that we have" — against North Korea during the war to prevent Communist aggression on the South.
In 1950, President Truman announced his willingness to use an atomic bomb—"every weapon that we have"—against North Korea during the war to prevent Communist aggression on the South.
Teller lobbied with government agencies and got the approval of President Ronald Reagan for a plan to develop a system using elaborate satellites which used atomic weapons to fire X-ray lasers at incoming missiles— as part of a broader scientific research program into defenses against nuclear weapons.
Goldwater advocated, or uttered words giving the clear appearance that he advocated, using atomic weapons to defoliate the jungle covering the Ho Chi Minh Trail, giving NATO commanders discretion to use nuclear bombs as they saw fit, and making Social Security voluntary — a fairly far-out position to take at a time when the New Deal generation was still the dominant voting block.
The six world powers that have agreed to resume negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program issued a blunt request on Thursday that the Iranians allow international inspectors unfettered access, most notably to Parchin, a large restricted military complex that the inspectors suspect may house a testing chamber for explosives used in atomic weapons triggers.
