bomb

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The very first sentence of Allen dropped a bomb that most people may have missed:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Iranian conversion facility, without which one can’t make a bomb, was destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department responded to a confirmed bomb threat at the Chase Bank at Chester Avenue and 17th Street on Tuesday afternoon, the department said in a statement on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"SWAT team, bomb squad, K9 team, gang unit, negotiators, drone team. Every single asset we have to bring this to the safest conclusion is out here right now," he continued.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

And that the Soviets had dozens of hydrogen bomb warheads in Cuba during the crisis—plus tactical nukes that Soviet commanders were ready and willing to use if attacked.

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