Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJan 26, 2019
Many in the U.S. put a sentimental gloss on World War II, turning a blind eye to its complexity, savagery and dubious legacies. Dig deeper ( 52 Min. Read )
Rebecca Moss / ProPublicaJul 24, 2018
Under a new order from the Energy Department, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will have to fight for information about and access to nuclear laboratories. In the past, the board has brought serious problems at those labs to light. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
John Mecklin / Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsMar 5, 2018
The Pentagon Papers whistleblower explains how the danger of nuclear weapons might be conveyed more effectively to the general public. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigAug 20, 2015
Besides being criminal, the United States' use of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and its poisoning of Vietnam and Okinawa with Agent Orange are a shameful legacy The denial and cover-up of each of these crimes add US insult to injury The denial and cover-up of each of these crimes add insult to injury. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Scott MartelleMay 3, 2013
In 1942, the U.S. government created an instant, secret city in rural Tennessee to process uranium for the world’s first atomic bomb. And Rosie, it turns out, did much more than drive rivets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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