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The 11 Largest Non-Nuclear Explosions Ever Recorded

For this list, we scoured the history books to drum up some of the most enormous non-nuclear explosions ever recorded. Some are modern, while others date back centuries. These blasts originated from ...
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The Soviet moon rocket explosion that nearly changed Apollo 11 and triggered the largest non-nuclear blast ever

In July 1969, just weeks before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union’s massive N-1 Moon rocket detonated on the launch pad in one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history. Kept secret for decades ...

514,000 killed if Russians drop large nuclear bomb in Swindon

More than 514,000 people would be killed if the Russians were to drop the largest nuclear bomb ever designed by the USSR on Swindon.

In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever

Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a ...