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Thwarting Nuclear Terrorism; February 2006; Scientific American Magazine; by Alexander Glaser and Frank N. von Hippel; 8 page(s)

Many civilian research reactors contain highly enriched uranium that terrorists could use to build nuclear bombs

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Space Wars; March 2008; Scientific American Magazine; by Theresa Hitchens; 8 page(s)

Recent pronouncements and actions by the U.S. and China threaten to ignite a new arms race in space that would be contrary to everyones interests.

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A Little Big Bang; March 1999; Scientific American Magazine; by Mukerjee; 6 page(s)

A new collider will soon create matter as dense and hot as in the early universe

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Detecting Nuclear Smuggling; April 2008; Scientific American Magazine; by Thomas B. Cochran and Matthew G. McKinzie; 6 page(s)

Radiation monitors at U.S. ports cannot reliably detect highly enriched uranium, which onshore terrorists could assemble into a nuclear bomb

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Making New Elements; September 1998; Scientific American Magazine; by Armbruster, Hessberger; 6 page(s)

Three new elements-110, 111 and 112-have been produced over the past several years. Scientists are now struggling to create 113 and 114. How many elements can they add to the periodic table?

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J. Robert Oppenheimer: Before the War; The Science of War: Nuclear History; Exclusive Online Issues; by John S. Rigden; 4 page(s)

Although Oppenheimer is now best remembered for his influence during World War II, he made many important contributions to theoretical physics in the 1930s (Originally published July 1995)

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The Metamorphosis of Andrei Sakharov; The Science of War: Nuclear History; Exclusive Online Issues; by Gennady Gorelik; 4 page(s)

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Rethinking Nuclear Fuel Recycling; May 2008; Scientific American Magazine; by Frank N. von Hippel; 6 page(s)

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A Need for New Warheads?; November 2007; Scientific American Magazine; by David Biello; 6 page(s)

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Particle Metaphysics; February 1994; Scientific American Magazine; by Horgan; 9 page(s)

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