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OK, I am officially kicking off DOOMSDAY MACHINES, my new blog dedicated to the post-apocalyptic imagination: doomsdaymachines.net/p/welcome-to...

Welcome to DOOMSDAY MACHINESdoomsdaymachines.net Post-apocalyptic Road Trips, End of the World-building, and Interesting Times.

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Today (and tomorrow) in 1947, newspapers in Roswell, New Mexico, featured sensational front-page headlines about the “capture” of a flying saucer by officials at Roswell Army Airfield, spawning a widespread, persistent, and completely false belief that an alien spacecraft had crashed there.

Sandia: Creating ‘A Brighter Future’ (A somewhat strange new video. Not too bright of future hopefully 😉) But they’re a true national treasure! youtu.be/AmpvhfH5l6Q?...

Volunteer officer observer program placed specially trained observers extremely close to nuclear weapon test ground zero. They observed effects & judged 1st hand how troops would fair at close distances. They calculated & determined their trench distances ~1830 yards from GZ

This Starfish Prime picture captures the vibe of high altitude nuclear weapons testing!

Another very weird intro sequence to this old US government Johnston Island atomic test film. Source: National Archives

Introduction to Special Issue on the Early History of Nuclear Fusion Might be of interest: @wellerstein.bsky.social @nuclearanthro.bsky.social @cherylrofer.bsky.social www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...

Tonight’s document: Space Reactors 101 1/n www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...

Zunar is not happy about the fireworks.

Happy Fourth of July! The US Flag that flew over Trinity base camp! Source: atomicarchive.com

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Trivially easy - both the rack and the tower can be seen at this location. maps.app.goo.gl/4dhibwGNWAKz...

Google Mapsmaps.app.goo.gl Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

Los Alamos laboratory staff check lines of sight on a diagnostic rack in 1969 Source: LANL image, accession no. PUB 69108-020

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Today in 1998, Atomic Audit was published, becoming the first and only comprehensive, cumulative accounting of the full costs of US nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs. Back then, we conservatively estimated total spending at nearly $5.5 trillion (1996 dollars). It now exceeds $12 trillion.

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Zooey and Jose, his mini-me.

B61-12 and B61 with old school tail under going shaker testing Source: Los Alamos

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Closer...

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Trump Should Withdraw

Philadelphia Inquirer: Trump Should Withdraw - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com The Philadelphia Inquirer editoral board says Donald Trump should withdraw from the presidential race. President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a disaster. His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential race. But lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump’s usual bombastic litany of lies, hyperbole, bigotry, […]

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It's been a quiet kitten day, but just now we have some adorable action. Luca has wanted this since he first saw Zooey..

Advanced Algorithms for Scrutiny of Mandatory State Reports Declarations to the IAEA: Final Project Report www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...

Innovative fix at LANL keeps pit production milestones in sight www.osti.gov/servlets/pur...

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do you like nuclear weapons? are back-channel negotiations your jam? then friend, have I got a story for you

Exclusive: U.S. and China hold first informal nuclear talks in 5 years, eyeing Taiwanwww.reuters.com The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing's representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan, according to two American delegates who attended.

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Today I looked down at the yard and saw these three beauties! This winter was a little wetter than the past two. Escobaria vivipara.

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The Asteroid That Will Get Closer To Earth Than Any In Human History www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...

The Asteroid That Will Get Closer To Earth Than Any In Human Historywww.forbes.com An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a once every 5,000 to 10,000 years event—and be visible to the naked eye.

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New analysis determines ancient polar sea reptile fossil is oldest ever found in Southern Hemisphere phys.org/news/2024-06...

New analysis determines ancient polar sea reptile fossil is oldest ever found in Southern Hemispherephys.org An international team of scientists has identified the oldest fossil of a sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere—a nothosaur vertebra found on New Zealand's South Island. 246 million years ago...

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PrEP is one of the great miracles in the history of medicine and moving it to a twice a year shot will make it so much easier for people to use it's hard to articulate just how amazing it is that we moved HIV from a guaranteed death sentence to something people no longer have to experience at all

New injection is 100% successful at preventing HIVwww.cnbc.com

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Nice to see some good news in regards to conservation! :)

One of world’s rarest cats no longer endangered

One of world’s rarest cats no longer endangeredwww.bbc.com The Iberian lynx is now classed as "vulnerable" as numbers surge due to conservation efforts.

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Zooey and the kittens are getting along very well. Zooey gets cranky sometimes when the kittens encroach on some of his special spaces, but he tolerates even that. He particularly likes my bed. But here's tonight.

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I'm excited to announce something new I'm launching in July: DOOMSDAY MACHINES, a free Substack newsletter exploring the post-apocalyptic imagination in fact and fiction. There will be more details soon, but here's a brief announcement. open.substack.com/pub/doomsday...

Doomsday Machines will be launching in Julyopen.substack.com Doomsday Machines is a new, free Substack newsletter from Alex Wellerstein which will explore the post-apocalyptic imagination in fact and fiction.

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Jose tonight.

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My analysis of Robert O'Brien's argument for MOAR NUKES! And explosive testing!

Peace Through Strength

Peace Through Strength - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com It has a ring to it, doesn’t it? We can indulge our fantasies of being superheroes, and the rest of the world will look up to us. More seriously, a case can be made that military strength is good. (And economic, that’s part of it too, or should be.) But military security is not the […]