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Nuke Videos That Were Kept Secret for DecadesWith Good Reason
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/terrifying-nuclear-weapons-test-videosPresident Donald Trump has said that he wants to expand the United States' nuclear arsenal, breaking with decades of bipartisan policies aimed at reducing the global nuclear threat. He has also spoken fatalistically, if semi-coherently, about nuclear weapons. "For me, nuclear is just the power, the devastation is very important to me," he said during a Republican debate in 2016. Shortly after Trump took office, the keepers of the Doomsday Clock set it at two minutes to midnight—right where it was put in 1952 after the development of the hydrogen bomb.
Even if you're familiar with the frightening and beautiful images of nuclear explosions, these newly unearthed videos are a sobering reminder of the world-altering power we have spent decades perfecting—and have entrusted to a single person. Grab your Bhagavad Gita and take a look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKRy5z-GlJ_OQND5&v=uYbNlgQyz84