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How Many Nukes Would it Take to Destroy Civilization

I recently came across this image while wasting time at work. While I believe that nuclear non proliferation is a worth while cause it is striking to put the nuclear arsenal of the world into perspective. Current squashed the image so here is the link to the source. http://nerdnirvana.org/2010/01/21/how-many-nukes-will-destroy-the-world/ added by: Rodashar

What is the best way to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear program?

As North Korean leader Kim Jong Il took a quick trip to visit China, many wondered if the People's Republic would be successful in persuading him back to the negotiating table over his nuclear program. It's been a long and relatively unfruitful process, with every step forward marked by a corresponding step back. If the Obama Administration or the United Nations opens up negotiations again, how should they approach it? More sanctions? More aid? A Telegraph story about Mr. Kim's trip: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7689440/Kim-Jong-il-co… added by: afitzgerald

Travis Barker Fight — The 911 Call

Filed under: Celebrity Justice TMZ has obtained the 911 call made this weekend when Travis Barker got into the nuclear showdown with a group of paparazzi.The caller, who freaked out as the call goes on, tells the dispatcher about the fight at the Commons in Calabasas between … Permalink

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THG on TV: More Than Just Bachelor Banging

Jake Pavelka scored with THREE different women last night, each one in love with the pilot and each willing to truly open up to him in the Chris Harrison-sponsored fantasy suite… if you know what we mean! But The Bachelor wasn’t the only show that aired a new episode, it was just the most poorly-scripted one. Below, our pals at TV Fanatic have reviewed a variety of other dramas. Click on each link to get caught up… Lux totally threw it down on Life Unexpected . A politician made his presence felt on Greek . There was a suicide and a possible murder admission on Damages . You’ll never believe this, but the nuclear rods are still on the loose on 24 !

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Stephen Colbert’s Nuclear Attack

Stephen Colbert’s Nuclear Attack 1:09 Colbert re-creates a nuclear attack to a tee. Submitted by: TubularGoldmine) Kinda Cute Keywords: stephen colbert nuclear ploughshares union bombs war attack napalm Views: 122 Continue reading

Radiation leak investigated at Three Mile Island

LINK: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5AM05B20091123 Federal officials are investigating a radiation leak at Three Mile Island, scene of the worst U.S.

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Skulls found on Mafia ship laden with toxic waste

Cameras sent down to investigate vessel appear to show human remains By Michael Day in Milan Pressure is growing on the Italian government to act over revelations that 30 or more ships with radioactive cargoes, deliberately sunk by the Mafia, may be polluting the Mediterranean. The Calabrian region in the south of the country last night threatened to bypass Rome and petition the European Commission directly for help in dealing with the potential environmental disaster, while in another development investigators said that human remains may have been found on one ship – raising the possibility of a murder inquiry. Silvestro Greco, head of the region's environment agency, lambasted the response by ministers to the apparent discovery of one of the missing toxic waste vessels, the Cunsky, 18 miles off the Calabrian coast.

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Disclosure of secret nuclear plant further divides Iran’s hard-liners, opposition

Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, member of the Iranian parliament's Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, said his country would not abandon its endeavors, no matter what the consequences.

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Disclosure of secret nuclear plant further divides Iran’s hard-liners, opposition