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A grim nuclear anniversary and a flawed rationale

This article was originally published in the August 11, 2023, edition of the Arizona Daily Star newspaper in their local column "Tucson Opinion." The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: We recently celebrated, if that’s the right word, the...

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Oppenheimer: the Film

This article was originally published in the May 30, 2023, edition of the Arizona Daily Star newspaper in their local column "Tucson Opinion." The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: The movie director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel,...

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Trick Question: Can Nuclear Reactors Explode?

A History of the Nuclear Age “YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW” By John P. Warnock Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Plant, Tonopah AZ This column was generated by a comment sent to me by Richard Rhodes after he read my column of March 19, 2021 that asked what the difference is...

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The Fuel that Powered Little Boy and Fat Man

A History of the Nuclear Age “YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW” By John P. Warnock In 2009, in a speech in Prague, the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, said, "So today, I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and...

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What did Oppenheimer say after the First Atomic Test?

A History of the Nuclear Age “YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW” By John P. Warnock A cityscape has been superimposed on the photo of the Ivy Mike test explosion, for perspective Welcome to the first in a series of columns about the people, places, issues, and, in general,...

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Speedway: ugliest street in the U.S.

1962, a comment by Tucson's mayor makes Speedway infamous Before a city council meeting, Mayor Lew Davis, who had been a developer in Pittsburgh before coming to Tucson, calls East Speedway “the ugliest street in the U.S.” For the next several years, the label sticks...

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