That grisly threat deterred them from utilizing nukes against one another, but even so, the fear of a cataclysmic nuclear war remained. During the 1970s and '80s, tensions continued. Under President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. pursued a strategy of developing anti-missile defense technology — du...
Just days after a Boeing-777 became the latest symbol of all that is wrong with the once almighty aircraft maker, when the plane’s right engine exploded (with debris striking houses below it in a scene right out of Breaking Bad) and only a miracle prevented a tragedy, moments ago another...
There were 28 in total, my eyes immediately stopping at those who lived in 23 North Strand Road: Richard Fitzpatrick, who was 60 when the bombs hit, his wife Ellen, 55, their daughter Madge, 36, who was due to marry that summer, and her brother, Noel, 32, a stage actor who was ...
Merchandise that was, in one way or another, linked to their names apparently ranked among the bigger disappointments this holiday gift-giving season. Solid sales figures aren’t available yet. But it’s clear that even though many manufacturers and retailers narrowed their losses by taking fewer ...
When the water hit the ground, it exploded back up into the air and became a ring cloud in the sky that was white on the outside, with a huge pitch black ring on the inside and blue sky in the center... like a donut. What was worse was, that there were names of cities in the...
That grisly threat deterred them from utilizing nukes against one another, but even so, the fear of a cataclysmic nuclear war remained. During the 1970s and '80s, tensions continued. Under President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. pursued a strategy of developing anti-missile defense technology — du...
military, the victims’ faces remained blurred and their names unknown.… For years, researchers have logged the details of America’s opaque drone war, a fulcrum of the war on terror that is a signature part of President Barack Obama’s legacy, now continued by Trump. The Bureau of ...