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The World Health Organization is quietly preparing for a potential nuclear or radiological emergency as tensions surrounding Iran escalate, following strikes attributed to the United States and Israel ...

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The troop deployment has added a lot of heat to the Middle East. The Iranian situation is tense and has been getting tenser as the war of words between the United States and Iran intensifies. The US ...

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Geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe underscore the urgency of addressing the climatic and radiological consequences of a regional nuclear conflict. Using an Earth System Model, we simulate a ...

In 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United States and Iran — including threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ...

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