bombs

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When Baerwald read that, “I was really alarmed, in the moment,” he says, realizing how closely tied his grandfather had been to the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In recent days, South Korea’s top nuclear envoy called for more global urgency in the push to dismantle the Kim Jong Un regime’s atomic bombs, calling it the world’s “most pressing” nonproliferation challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Instead, the lapse allowed Iran to stockpile 11 tons of enriched uranium, potentially enough for up to 100 nuclear bombs.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

They soon decided to add a "dropping" capability, creating Vampire, which bombs, lays mines remotely and transports blood or generators.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Kennedy tried to set a new tone, bringing up an issue the two powers might see eye-to-eye on—the need to stop testing nuclear bombs.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin