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This week in my nuclear class we looked at security and loyalty in the 1950s, and read and talked at length about the Oppenheimer security hearing. I asked the students

I've spent a lot of time thinking about August 10, 1945 (75th anniversary of which is today), because it's where you can really pinpoint the beginnings of Presidential nuclear control

My hot take on why every time something chemical explodes people say "IT'S GOTTA BE A NUKE" is that a) most people do really believe that mushroom-like clouds are unique

Some musings on the "we need a Manhattan Project" for COVID language, separate from whether the Manhattan Project is a good historical analogy to draw upon or not. 1/ What