the most radioactive places on earth
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who on earth is exposed to the most ionizing radiationcheck out audible: http:bitlyaudiblevei039m filming a documentary for tv about how uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world it will be broadcast in mid-2015 details to come the filming took me to the most radioactive places on earth and some places which surprisingly aren039t as radioactive as you039d think chernobyl and fukushima were incredible to see as they present post-apocalyptic landscapes i also visited nuclear power plants research reactors marie curie039s institute einstein039s apartment nuclear medicine areas of hospitals uranium mines nuclear bomb sites and interviewed numerous expertsnotes about measuring radiation:sieverts are a measure of 039effective dose039 - that means they measure the biological impact of the energy transferred to tissues from radiationobviously i owe a debt to the fantastic chart made by xkcd which inspired my visual approach to this videohttps:xkcdcomradiationdoses may varythe level of radiation varies widely around the world depending mainly on altitude and geology excluding nuclear accidentsestimates of particular doses also vary all numbers reported in this video should be taken as order of magnitude onlythe most contentious claim may be that smokers receive the highest dose of ionizing radiation this is not a whole body dose but a dose to the lungs as specified in the video references are here:http:enwikipediaorgwikihealth_effects_of_tobaccohttp:wwwrmeswicom36htmlspecial thanks to:physics girl: https:wwwyoutubecomphysicswomanminutephysics: https:wwwyoutubecomminutephysicsnatalie tran: https:wwwyoutubecomcommunitychannelnigel and helen for feedback on earlier drafts of this videomusic is quotstale matequot

cannikin largest underground thermonuclear test
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cannikin was detonated on november 6 amchitka island alaska 1971 as the thirteenth test of the operation grommet 1971--1972 underground nuclear test series the announced yield was 5 megatons 21 pj -- the largest underground nuclear test in us history estimates for the precise yield range from 44 to 52 megatons or 18 to 22 pj the ground lifted 20 feet 6 m caused by an explosive force almost 400 times the power of the hiroshima bomb subsidence and faulting at the site created a new lake over a mile wide the explosion caused a seismic shock of 70 on the richter scale causing rockfalls and turf slides of a total of 35000 square feet 3300 m2 though earthquakes and tsunamis predicted by environmentalists did not occur a number of small tectonic events did occur in the following weeks some registering as high as 40 on the richter scale thought to be due to the interaction of the explosion with local tectonic stresses

hydrogen bomb and nuclear tests in space
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more images of nuclear tests: https:wwwyoutubecomthecentralnuclearfragmento quottrinity and beyond the atomic bomb moviequot dirigida por peter kuran y narrado por william shatneroperation dominic was a series of 36 nuclear test explosions with a 381 mt total yield conducted in 1962 by the united states in the pacific this test series was scheduled quickly in order to respond in kind to the soviet resumption of testing after the tacit 1958-1961 test moratorium most of these shots were conducted with free-fall bombs dropped from b-52 bomber aircraft twenty of these shots were to test new weapons designs six to test weapons effects and several shots to confirm the reliability of existing weapons the thor missile was also used to lift warheads into near-space to conduct high altitude nuclear explosion tests these shots were collectively called operation fishbowlwhile operation fishbowl was administratively part of dominic it has its own wikipedia page: operation fishbowloperation dominic occurred during a period of high cold war tension between the united states and the soviet union since the cuban bay of pigs invasion had occurred not long before nikita khrushchev announced the end of a three-year moratorium on nuclear testing on 30 august 1961 and soviet tests recommenced on 1 september initiating a series of tests that included the detonation of tsar bomba president john f kennedy responded by authorizing operation dominic it was the largest nuclear weapons testing program ever conducted by the united states and the last atmospheric test series conducted by the us as the limited test ban treaty was signed in moscow the following yearthe operation appears to have been undertaken by joint task force 8high-altitude nuclear explosions hane have historically been nuclear explosions which take place above altitudes of 30 km still inside the earth039s atmosphere such explosions have been tests of nuclear weapons used to determine the effects of the blast and radiation in the exoatmospheric environment the highest was at an altitude of 540 km 3355 mithe only nations to detonate nuclear weapons in outer space are the united states and the soviet union the us program began in 1958 with the hardtack teak and hardtack orange shots both 38 megatons these warheads were initially carried on redstone rockets later tests were delivered by thor missiles for operation dominic i tests and modified lockheed x-17 missiles for the argus tests the purpose of the shots was to determine both feasibility of nuclear weapons as an anti-ballistic missile defense as well as a means to defeat satellites and manned orbiting vehicles in space high-altitude nuclear blasts produce significantly different effects in the lower reaches of vacuous space the resulting fireball grows much larger and faster than it does near the ground and the radiation it emits travels much farther

cnn - ufos disabling our nuclear weapons
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about ufos and nuclear weapons although most people are completely unaware of its existence the ufo-nukes connection is now remarkably well-documented us air force fbi and cia files declassified via the freedom of information act establish a convincing ongoing pattern of ufo activity at american nuclear weapons sites extending back to december 1948moreover these mysterious incursions are not ancient history so to speak occurring only during the cold war era indeed evidence suggests that multiple ongoing incidents have taken place near icbm sites operated by fe warren air force base in wyoming as recently as june 2011for nearly 40 years noted researcher robert hastings has sought out and interviewed former and retired us air force personnel regarding their direct or indirect involvement in nuclear weapons-related ufo incidents these individualsranging from retired colonels to former airmenreport extraordinary encounters which have obvious national security implications in fact taken to their logical conclusion these cases have planetary implications given the horrific consequences that would result from a full-scale global nuclear warsignificantly the ufo activity occasionally transcends mere surveillance and involves direct and unambiguous interference with our strategic weapons systems numerous cases include reports of mysterious malfunctions of large numbers of nuclear missiles just as one or more ufos hovered nearby declassified soviet ministry of defense documents confirm that such incidents also occurred in the former ussrto date hastings has interviewed more than 130 military veterans who were involved in various ufo-related incidents at us missile sites weapons storage facilities and nuclear bomb test ranges the events described by these individuals leave little doubt that the us nuclear weapons program is an ongoing source of interest to someone possessing vastly superior technologyon september 27 2010 hastings hosted the ufo-nukes connection press conference at the national press club in washington dc during which seven us air force veterans discussed ufo incursions at nuclear weapons sites during the cold war era cnn streamed that event live the full-length video is below:http:wwwufohastingscomthe witnesses said that they felt compelled to speak out about the reality of ufo activity at nuclear weapons sites and urged the us government to finally reveal the facts to the american people and the rest of the worldsince 1981 hastings has presented his research findings at more than 500 colleges and universities nationwide and possesses hundreds of highly favorable letters of recommendation from sponsors quoti am not condemning any government agency for its policy of secrecy regarding ufosquot says hastings quotbut i believe that the public should be given the factsquothastings believes that ufos are piloted by visitors from elsewhere in the universe who for whatever reason have taken an interest in our long-term survival he contends that these beings are occasionally disrupting our nukes to send a message to the american and sovietrussian governments that their possession and potential large-scale use of nuclear weapons threatens the future of humanity and the environmental integrity of the planet in short washington and moscow are being warned that they are quotplaying with firequotto suggest that this scenario is the only explanation for widespread ufo sightings during the modern era would be presumptuous simplistic and undoubtedly inaccurate nevertheless hastings believes that the now well-documented nuclear weapons-related incidents are integral to an understanding of the mystery that confronts ussometimes reality is indeed stranger than fictioncopyright cnn 2012

happy nuking babyknight039s army - cast by axeltoss
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http:wwwtwitchtvaxeltosshttp:wwwtwittercomaxeltosshappy nuking babyknight039s army -- recorded live on justintv - http:j-tvmelnuxyquploading games later

the rise and fall of the american fallout shelter
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whatever happened to fallout shelters and would they have actually workedwatch duck and cover with us: https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=uucq7hesi-mphil edwards on facebook: https:wwwfacebookcomphiledwardsinc1in this episode of vox almanac vox039s phil edwards looks at the history behind one of the cold war039s more unusual legacies the fallout shelter of course any history of the fallout shelter has to include nuclear proliferation civil defense presidential politics and a turtle named bertthe video above serves as a condensed history of the cold wars fallout shelter fad from the kookily cheerful propaganda videos to the hobbled federal agencies that tried to administer civil defense yes it includes the classic cold war film duck and cover in which a bomb-fearing turtle named bert teaches kids that hiding under their desks could be sufficient protection from nuclear annihilationany history of fallout shelter culture and cold war propaganda becomes an indirect history

israel wants bunker busting bombs
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march 08 2012 cnn http:moxnewscom

how dangerous is the radioactive wave headed toward the us
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kevin kamps beyond nuclear joins thom hartmann california beware a radioactive wave is headed toward the west coast of the united states courtesy of the fukushima nuclear disaster so with nuclear power still wreaking havoc on the environment - why are the japanese about to flip on more of their nuclear reactors

is the greek suicide the beginning of europe039s arab spring
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the banksters and technocrats pushing trickle-down austerity in greece now have blood on their hands yesterday - a man walked up to the greek parliament building in athens and shot himself in the head it039s the latest consequence of trickle-down austerity measures choking the greek nation

the trickle-down austerity agenda only leads to peons
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chuck collins institute for policy studies joins thom hartmann so with republicans ready to bring the same trickle-down austerity to the united states - will pain and suffering follow suit

workers who make twinkies are screwed but not the ceos
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david cay johnston reuters joins thom hartmann the corruption of american capitalism by reaganomic deregulation is on full display at hostess brands company kids in american have been eating twinkies since 1930 but the people running the corporation that manufactures twinkies might have just broken the law the story of ceo greed at the twinkie factory - and what it means for american capitalism in general

dec 20 2011 us defense secretary iran could get nuclear bomb within a year
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us secretary of defense leon panetta said monday that iran will have a nuclear weapon within one year if not lesspanetta said israel039s concern for a nuclear iran is a quotcommon concernquot of the us and that washington would not rule out a military attackthe great day of annihilationhttp:thegreatdayofannihilationcom

russian submarine
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russian nuclear submarines in training start-up of ballistic missiles in the arctic ocean nato apparently derived the name 039typhoon039 from a 1974 speech by leonid brezhnev which mentioned a new ssbn called the quottayfunquot in fact the russian name for the class is quotakulaquot -- quotsharkquot during the cold war the typhoon submarines prowled the waters of the north atlantic the typhoon is the world039s largest submarine and was one of the most feared weapons of the cold war each submarine is capable of carrying twenty long-range ballistic missiles rsm-52 ss-n-20 ballistic missiles now ss-n-28 new russian ballistic missiles with up to 200 nuclear warheads that were once aimed at the united states the design of the typhoon submarine is multi-hulled and bears resemblance to a catamaran the submarine has two separate pressure hulls with a diameter of 72 m each five inner habitable hulls and 19 compartments the pressure hulls are arranged parallel to each other and symmetrical to a centerplane the missile compartment is arranged in the upper part of the bow between the pressure hulls both hulls and all compartments are connected by transitions the pressure hulls the centerplane and the torpedo compartment are made of titanium and the outer light hull is made of steel a protected module comprising the main control room and electronic equipment compartment is arranged behind the missile silos above the main hulls in a centerplane under the guard of retractable devicesthe submarine039s design includes features to enable it to both travel under ice and for ice-breaking it has an advanced stern fin with horizontal hydroplane fitted after the screws the nose horizontal hydroplanes are in the bow section and are retractable into the hull the retractable systems include two periscopes one for the commander and one for general use radio sextant radar radio communications navigation and direction-finder masts they are housed within the sail guard the sail and sail guard have a reinforced rounded cover for ice-breaking this fastest weapon for 2-3 minute apocalypse for any military opponent god bless never do it

fukishima doom from mainstream scientists he even has relatives evacuating japan
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dr michio kaku theoretical physicist fukishima daiichi nuclear facility is a ticking time bomb

nm wildfires force gov039t nuke lab closure
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a fast moving wildfire has moved within a mile of the los alamos national laboratory in new mexico forcing officials were forced to close the lab for the day krqe-tv039s david romero reports