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South Africa's nuclear weapons
South Africa is the only country that voluntarily disarmed its nuclear weapons.
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Repository concepts
Repository: Safety in an unknown future
videoThe odyssey begins
The people of the Bikini Islands begin their odyssey.
videoThe Trinity Test
The race for the bomb that will decide the war
textEpilogue: Balance sheet nuclear bomb tests
The Bikini Islands are today a deserted scuba diver’s paradise.
videoThe red bomb
Since 1949, the Soviet Union has also had nuclear bombs. The arms race begins.
textThe consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis
A secret missile deal provides a way out of the crisis.
textNuclear arsenal of the world
Not only the number of nuclear weapons increases, but also the destructive power of the warheads.
graphicsNevada Test Site
A total of 933 nuclear weapons tests are conducted near Las Vegas between 1951 and 1992.
textThe Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union wants to station nuclear missiles in Cuba.
videoThe world on the brink
The Cuban Missile Crisis goes down in history as the hottest moment of the Cold War.
textRadiation damage
The authorities change the limits for radiation exposure almost at random.
textHospital No. 6
Hospital No. 6 in Moscow is the only special hospital for radiation victims.
textThe evacuation
Evacuation takes place within a radius of 30 kilometers.
videoThe situation today
The area around Chernobyl is still an exclusion zone.
videoScapegoats
In a show trial, the nuclear power plant manager and five employees are found guilty.
textNuclear weapon tests
Nuclear weapon tests are a demonstration of power intended to serve as a deterrent.
graphicsDestiny of the Bikinians
The people of the Bikini Islands begin their odyssey.
videoPathé News: Nevada Test Site
News feature about a nuclear bomb test in the Nevada desert
videoUranium from the Sahara
The uranium for France's nuclear power plants comes from the Sahara.
videoSaddam's "Niger-Connection"
Saddam Hussein's alleged uranium purchase in Niger
textOperation Crossroads
The effort for Operation Crossroads is gigantic.
videoNuclear bombs in the Pacific
The nuclear bomb tests are a demonstration of power by the U.S..
textFidel Castro calls for a nuclear first strike
Castro calls for nuclear first strike against the U.S.
textAct of war or last warning?
Three rapid detonations in a row are considered the final warning.
videoOperation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr: a state secret
textEmbargo or invasion?
Kennedy declares an embargo on Cuba.
videoHero or coward?
Vasili Arkhipov saves the world from nuclear war.
videoSecret nuclear torpedo
Russian submarines carry nuclear torpedoes.
videoHigh seas confrontation
Secret Soviet submarines are a threat to world peace.
textThe accident and its victims
A meltdown occurs in the Chernobyl nuclear reactor
videoBio robots
Humans replace robots that break down because of radiation.
textUranium munitions
Uranium is also used in ordinary ammunition.
textMilitant resistance against uranium mining
Greenpeace makes the Sahara uranium scandal public.
videoThe Bravo explosion
"Operation Bravo", the first hydrogen bomb in history
videoThe hydrogen bomb
The hydrogen bomb has unimaginable destructive power.
textUranium from the Congo
The uranium in the Hiroshima bomb came from the Congo.
textThe environmental scandal becomes public
Civil society resistance to uranium mining
videoImpact on the population
Radiation instead of blooming landscapes
videoNuclear Black Trade
Abdul Qadeer Khan is THE mastermind in the international nuclear smuggling business.
textTrump and Kim: Much hot air for nothing
The brief "love affair" between Trump and Kim.
videoThe liquidators
"Liquidators" make the broken reactor harmless.
videoThe worst-case scenario
For a safety test, the reactor should be shut down.
textFallout: Cloud over Europe
The nuclear fallout from Chernobyl
graphicsTourism
Chernobyl has become a tourist attraction.
videoThe sarcophagus
The old sarcophagus is reinforced with a second one.
textNorth Korea and the nuclear bomb
Grandfather, father and son: all the Kims want the bomb
videoHow Kim learned to love the bomb
For Kim Jong-un, the nuclear bomb is a personal shield.
videoThe Swiss bomb
The Swiss army secretly wants their own nuclear bomb.
textNorth Korea and its arch-enemy, the U.S.
Donald Trump meets North Korea with carrot and stick.
videoThe radioactive cloud
The radioactive cloud spreads all over the world.
textKorean War 1950–1953
The Korean War claims between three and four million lives.
textGrandfather, father and son Kim: A communist dynasty
Three generations of Kim rule in North Korea.
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