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But on January 25, 1995, that threat once again came front and center when Russian officers mistook a Norwegian rocket sent to study the aurora borealis for a weapon of mass destruction.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2025
Skyler Philippi, 24, was arrested on Nov. 2 and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility, court records show.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
This crucial detail is what boosts a weapon of mass destruction on the order of a few dozen kilotons to something like Castle Bravo, the first US thermonuclear bomb test.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
The film explores his moral dilemmas, personal struggles and the profound consequences of creating a weapon of mass destruction set against the backdrop of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2025
Skyler Philippi, 24, was arrested on Nov. 2 and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility, court records show.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
This crucial detail is what boosts a weapon of mass destruction on the order of a few dozen kilotons to something like Castle Bravo, the first US thermonuclear bomb test.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
The film explores his moral dilemmas, personal struggles and the profound consequences of creating a weapon of mass destruction set against the backdrop of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Weapon of mass destruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weapon%20of%20mass%20destruction. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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