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(New Scientist) A new analysis by physicists shows that if the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to destroy the English parliament and kill the King had succeeded, it would have taken a large part of central...
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Gamma-ray weapons could trigger next arms race
(New Scientist) An exotic kind of nuclear explosive being developed by the US Department of Defense could blur the critical distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons. The work has also raised fears that weapons...
German Finds Explosive Surprise in Old Sofa
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German man bought a second-hand sofa only to discover it was stuffed with three pounds of dynamite, police said on Friday.
