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  • Book: Nazis tested crude nuclear device

    03/14/2005 8:55:54 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 77 replies · 1,981+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/14/05 | Tony Czuczka - AP
    BERLIN (AP) - Nazi Germany tested a crude nuclear device in March 1945, killing hundreds of people in a massive explosion south of Berlin, a German researcher claims in a new book published Monday. That the Nazis conducted nuclear experiments has been known for decades, but "Hitler's Bomb," by Berlin academic Rainer Karlsch, suggests they may have been closer to building an atomic weapon for military use than previously believed. No independent corroboration of the claims was immediately available. "German physicians did not lag behind their colleagues in the United States and Britain in their understanding of theory," Karlsch told...
  • Deep Cuts to Nuclear Weapons Funding [ALERT: Congress slashes Bush nuke arms budget]

    11/11/2003 12:37:24 AM PST · by risk · 9 replies · 180+ views
    PeaceAction/congress.org ^ | November 6, 2003 | Peter Ferenbach
    November 6, 2003 - WE DID IT! - Deep Cuts to Nuclear Weapons Funding Dear Supporter of Peace, Thanks to your work, we achieved a decisive victory yesterday when a House-Senate conference committee made deep cuts to President Bush's funding request for several nuclear weapons programs. Over the past year, our work has demonstrated the recklessness of the Bush Administration's nuclear agenda. Yesterday, there was enough broad-based skepticism of the Bush plan that it was defeated in a Republican-controlled conference committee. Now some of the strongest opponents to an expanded nuclear weapons program include members of Bush's party. Two...