nuclear
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The discovery challenges a long-standing understanding of white dwarfs, the dense cores left behind when certain stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and shed their outer layers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Tehran is currently awaiting Washington’s response to its plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which also includes resuming talks about the country’s nuclear program.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
The upgrades to the Saxmundham rail junction on the east Suffolk line were carried out over nine days, to improve the railway's reliability and support future freight services to the nuclear power station.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
"I am very afraid of nuclear war, I've seen and experienced how war has affected military soldiers and their families," the 50-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
It would be taken to mean that the Soviet Union was about to launch a nuclear strike.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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