nuclear weapon

Edward Teller, 1958. From Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Edward Teller: From Warning of a “Nazi Bomb” to Vision of the Hydrogen Bomb

How did exiled scientists from Europe accelerate the Manhattan Project, and why does the “father of the hydrogen bomb” remain a controversial figure to this day?
A 2004 Russian stamp honoring the Jewish-Soviet scientist Yuli Khariton

Yuli Khariton – Creator of the Soviet Union's nuclear power

After the American atomic bomb was revealed, Soviet scientist Yuli Khariton moved quickly to achieve deterrence parity for the Soviet Union. How did he become the classified face of the Soviet nuclear program, and what was the personal cost?
Conflict between Israel and Iran, June 2025. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What is behind the dramatic attack that sparked war, and how close did Iran really come to a nuclear bomb?

Against the backdrop of the extraordinary Israeli military attack on Iran, Dr. Roy Tsezana examines the evidence that led to the attack, the international implications, and the possibility of historic change in the Middle East.
Demonstrators celebrate in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime, December 8, 2024. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The renewal of science in Syria: the challenges of the past and the hopes of the future

During the Assad dynasty, the universities in Syria were used to control the population and there was no academic freedom. In an article published in Nature, a science journalist of Syrian origin publishes how the restoration should be carried out, and how science can help reveal the
From right to left: Ilya Sotskevich, Chief Scientist of OPEN AI; CEO of OPEN AI Sam Altman and Prof. Nadav Cohen from Tel Aviv University at an event on 5/6/2023 at the university. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Sam Altman CEO of OPEN AI: We need to build a control mechanism for artificial intelligence like the Atomic Arms Control Council (video)

OPEN AI CEO Sam Altman and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutzkover participated in the event moderated by Dr. Nadav Cohen from Tel Aviv University. They addressed the issue of using AI as a weapon, the impact on the job market and the fear of intelligence
A global map of the antineutrino particle flux from nuclear reactors. Source: LDRD.

Nuclear ghosts

Trident II ballistic missile launch. Source: US Department of Defense photo / Lockheed Martin.

Lower the nuclear weapons alert

Simulation of astronauts on Mars, according to SpaceX's vision to colonize the planet. Source: SpaceX.

Twenty big questions about the future of humanity

An experimental nuclear reactor at Haigerloch, Germany, April 1945. From Wikipedia - Library of Congress in Washington

Hitler and the atomic bomb he tried so hard to achieve

Niels Bohr. From Wikipedia

In the end, it's a story about two friends.

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A dangerous pursuit