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Under tow a Cold Warrior's silent final voyage to be recycled. The nuclear war she never fought, and the story of her sister sub who narrowly averted…
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RV Calypso: the wreck and the restoration
Nov 27, 2025
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James Watson (1928-2025)
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The Last Treaty
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Spaceship Earth
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Britain, France, and Europe’s Nuclear Deterrent
US deployment of the B61-12 air delivered nuclear weapon is under American control and no influence on the UK’s policy on independent deterrence.
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RV Calypso Part II: Waiting
The pioneering undersea research vessel lies in a zombie-like state, her hull, superstructure and now-defunct engines spread across continents.
Sep 3
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A Canticle for Richard Dawkins
Contradicting his own definition of rationalism, Richard Dawkins seeks refuge as a cultural Christian, lapsing into parochial, anti-Muslim prejudice.
Aug 25
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The Last Witnesses Part II: The Last Wish
Fewer than 92,000 hibakusha — survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — remain. The film meant to carry their testimony through the…
Aug 9
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The Last Train from Hiroshima
The only officially acknowledged survivor of both atomic bombings, Tsutomu Yamaguchi’s lifelong plea against nuclear weapons is set to be made into a…
Aug 6
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The Last Witnesses, Part One: The Vanishing Warning
In the most extraordinary twist of fate, roughly one hundred and sixty-five people survived both the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki being…
Aug 6
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In the matter of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
The Senate did not arrive at that hearing room by accident — it took four stages to get there, and the last time this was done, the apology took…
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42 Things
#1 Portrait of Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC, artist Amy Sherald
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The Missile Gap of Our Own Making
A policy of cutting institutional American science has created not just a multi-billion-dollar repair bill, but a future necessity for reconstruction …
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